West Midland Railway (Fictitious Railway Company)

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2 hours ago, CKPR said:

Engine Purple

West Lancashire Railway...

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4 hours ago, CKPR said:

Ah, Invisible Engine Purple  - a spot on colour for a regional pre-grouping company ! [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Locomotives_of_the_Hull_and_Barnsley_Railway for a description of the H&BR's 'invisible green'].

And I quite agree with you, Sir! In fact, I am intrigued by engines from smaller companies, even joint ones. The dark violet is what I went for.

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Some more has been done on the 2P!

The original chimney has been replaced with a GWR 78xx Manor chimney which I thank is a lot better and wider than the original chimney. Soon, I will be using a Bachmann C Class 0-6-0 for the mixed-traffic/goods locomotive, a Hornby H Class 0-4-4T and a Bachmann 0-6-2T for my own WMR tank engines.

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So, after today, or at least tonight,, my WMR 2P has been improved on as you can see in the photographs

Yes, I know that the Milliput I use is white, but after an black undercoat followed by the darkened Battleship grey I used on the tender, it'll look nicer.

 

Just sharing some progress on my 2P - my next locos in my WMR fleet I hope to do are the 0-6-2T and 0-4-4T tank engines, the 0-6-0 mixed-traffic/goods tender engine and possibly a modified ex-GCR/ROD Class 2-8-0, mainly the GWR 30xx variant with some modifications to the tender, running-board and boiler. When the shapework is done, I must decide whether to paint the locomotive plain goods black or plain dark violet.

 

My coaches as you can see will soon be picked up on along with the livery.

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To let everyone know, I was doing alright with my 2P; I meant to share pics of it here but unfortunately my old phone was being a bit of a pain and testing my paitence, so I have to share links to them instead:

The brass chimney is now painted except the chimney cap and the firebox now smoothened off has been repainted along with the splashers. Hopefully, with my new phone, it will be easier for me to share more pics of the model here, hopefully.

Edited October 30, 2020 by LNWR18901910

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Well, after an improvement to the sides and cab, it looks much better and smoother.

Nothing wrong with a bit of sanding and smoothing down as well as repainting - the lining will come in due time as well as numberplates and company Coat of Arms if possible.

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Work on the 2P 4-4-0 is nearing completion, work on the 3F 0-6-0 will soon commence - just a heads up!

 

Once I apply the lining, numberplates and coat of arms, it'll be complete! Expect photographs here, soon.

(Just like I promised; my WMR 3F 0-6-0!)

You'll have to excuse the lighting, but this was the hard work I put into it. You can see the GWR milk churn safety valve, the LNWR piano-front and the Belpaire firebox. The tender has also been modified at the back. The model runs well in both directions.

 

Now, I was intending to paint it into the plain unlined violet livery or keep it black - what do you folks think? Personally, I was hoping to give her the violet livery in the same style as the GER Y14, the SECR C Class (which I used), the GWR 2301 Class and the Midland 3F Class 0-6-0. My railway company would be a much fanciful one as with keeping in the Pe-grouping aesthetic.

Edited November 6, 2020 by LNWR18901910

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And now, as an added bonus, a brake van bash!

The chassis is a cut-down Hornby Four Wheel Coach chassis cut and shut together. The body is a but-built yet sorry-looking LSWR brake van body which was then repaired and painted in WMR grey with black roof. Note that this was also my first time lettering freight wagons so please excuse me on some parts.

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So, here I am back again with another project totally underway! My WMR 5P 0-6-2T adapted from a Bachmann E4!

Also, a Six Wheel Coach project is underway, too. I am using two Hornby Clarabel coaches based on what TangoOscarMike is doing. I hope I can pull it off.

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Well, it's been a long time since I last updated this thread, so...here are some more WMR locomotives I have just rendered.

Now, we have a mixed-traffic 2-6-0 Mogul based on the combination of the G&WSR Drummond 403 Class 2-6-0, the LB&SCR K Class 2-6-0 and the LSWR Drummond 700 Class 0-6-0, a heavy freight 2-8-0 Consolidation based on the GCR 8K/ Ex-ROD Class and a shunting tank locomotive based on the L&YR Class 23 0-6-0ST, the GWR 1378 0-6-0ST, the SE&CR S Class 0-6-0ST and the typical Hudswell-Clarke 0-6-0ST.

 

I already own a Hornby Drummond Black Motor I originally intended to make an LSWR Mogul, but I then decided to make a 2-6-0 counterpart to my WMR 2P 4-4-0. I already have a single pony truck, but I will need to add the outside cylinders. I was thinking either the Bachmann Percy pistons and cylinders or maybe the Bachmann Junior Greg 0-4-0ST pistons and cylinders (they are, after all, similar). I still intend to do that without making the carbon-copy Drummond 'Austrian Goods' or James the Red Engine-wannabe.

 

For the freight locomotive, a modified Bachmann GWR 3000 Class 2-8-0 would be ideal for it as this was also the first time I managed to draw a GCR 8K 2-8-0 (I prefer the original classification over the LNER O4 classification).

 

Finally, the 0-6-0 saddle tank would be a Tri-ang 0-6-0 locomotive body fitted onto a modern Hornby or Bachmann chassis along with modifications and handrails added on.

 

So, what does everybody think? I have yet to also show progress of my WMR 4-Wheel and 6-Wheel coaching stock as well as a potential short bogie coach mounted onto a Bachmann Queen Mary brake van chassis, more on that in the future! In the meantime, Happy Holidays and stay safe and healthy!

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What better way to kick-off the New Year with some WMR projects?

I finally got round to lining my 0-6-2T at last. The coaches are for another day...say, tomorrow.

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Just another update for Twelfth Night - if music be the food of love, play on.

A couple of Four and Six-Wheels from my local model railway dealer who saved them for me as a Christmas present; the tri-axle one is the kit-bashed one with metal wheels fitted. Couplings will be added onto both of them; however, the Four Wheeled one will be given a lick of paint to match the other as well as a pair of buffers to make up the vintage trains of the time.

 

Also, I recently asked Corbs on Discord about the right cylinders and valve gear for my Mogul and he suggested the Hornby 28xx/38xx pistons and just to make sure, I asked anyone hereif it's worth using them and possibly the cylinders. I'll also need to find room for the pony truck at the front, too.