steve fay Posted December 27, 2012 Author Share Posted December 27, 2012 Great job Brian, I think the paint job looks superb. Much better than the standard Heljan finish. Do they supply the earlier patter lamp brackets? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian daniels Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 I am painting another sample of these Westerns in BR Blue which I will weather as I have done with the maroon one. Which reminds me, I must take a picture of the maroon Western now it's weathered. It is on show in Howes together with the 40 I weathered. I have just got hold of 2 sets of plates from Severnmill (old CGW ones) and must say they look very nice, not cheap but worth it. Mind you, you still have to paint them! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugd1022 Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 Those plates really look the part Brian - spot on I'd say... wouldn't look out of place on the wall inside Swindon Museum ;-) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve fay Posted April 18, 2013 Author Share Posted April 18, 2013 Chris at Severn mill does a super job, I will be getting a set for D1000 complete with the chrome crests. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian daniels Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 They are nice aren't they. Wonder if I can talk him into doing some for the upcoming 60's? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deltic17 Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 I wasn't planning on buying a '52' as they don't fit my modelling region/period but I see 'Model Rail' are quoting today Heljan O guage Westerns are coming out as:- Green: D1003 Western Pioneer Maroon: D1047 Western Lord Blue: D1048 Western Lady The photos show the painted? on nameplates in place. This has been discussed before but why are they not leaving them blank and letting the modeller choose. OK Lord and Lady are short so could probably be covered by any new etched plate such as Brian's above but Pioneer is a bit long if you want to rename a Green one to a short name. I just think one of the best things about the Heljan diesels is you number/name them yourself - why change for the 52? It makes no sense to me assuming 'Model Rail' are correct. Hopefully the forthcoming class 40 will revert to the un-numbered approach. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian daniels Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 The Westerns are having short names on so you can put an etched plate over them easily. Having it printed on will give you the correct placement to attach your etched plate if you want to do this. There were not many green ones unfortunatly so short names for them are at a premium. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deltic17 Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 The Westerns are having short names on so you can put an etched plate over them easily. Having it printed on will give you the correct placement to attach your etched plate if you want to do this. There were not many green ones unfortunatly so short names for them are at a premium. Thanks for clarifying Brian - I'm no expert on 52's as I say but always take an interest in any O guage diesels. If there were not many green ones then Pioneer maybe is the shortest so everyone is happy. Anyway let's just hope they print them in the correct place on the production models. I still think those of us into O guage are clever enough to know where to put the names/numbers! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Downendian Posted April 19, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 19, 2013 OK Lord and Lady are short so could probably be covered by any new etched plate such as Brian's above but Pioneer is a bit long if you want to rename a Green one to a short name. . Of the green Wessies only Western Yeoman is shorter than Pioneer, but I agree with your point - customer fit plates, with perhaps a guideline on the model, or Western Yeoman Neil Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian daniels Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 This is one of the pre-production Westerns that I have painted blue and fitted the Severnmill nameplates to. I have made a start weathering it. I should have screwed the body to the chassis as there is a bit of a gap I have just noticed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
campaigner Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 Stunning Brian, stunning Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve fay Posted April 30, 2013 Author Share Posted April 30, 2013 Looking forward to getting one, although I might have to wait until Christmas as my wife is buying me one. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian daniels Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 Here are a couple of pictures of the sample I painted in maroon with full yellow ends. I have weathered it a bit but these pictures do not show it to it's best advantage. If you want to see it, it is in the display case at Howes in kidlington, Oxford. For some reason I can't seem to photograph the weathering as good as it looks in the flesh Here's another picture of D1067 to show the Severnmill nameplates. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
campaigner Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 Hi Brian, stop it now! I'm drooling here. 1067 looks just amazing, you've sold me on these! and I have to say, that snow looks very realistic. LOL Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve fay Posted May 3, 2013 Author Share Posted May 3, 2013 Per pro of towers LTD models shells are on there web site. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian daniels Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 Took the Western to my friends layout again now I have a Howes sound chip and a large speaker in the tank. It was hellfire, 3 of us stood there with grins from ear to ear. It had the real low down gut wrenching growl of the prototype and just looked the part at a scale 90mph with 6 blue and grey MkI's on. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
two tone green Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 Superb. Of course the question is when will it arrive for all of us. Still got my fingers crossed for September and then of course the game of sneaking another loco into the house begins again. And mine will be in maroon amongst an all green fleet. How am I going to get away with it this time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve fay Posted May 22, 2013 Author Share Posted May 22, 2013 Quite fancy two a maroon and a sand one!! 40 in green would be nice as well!!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
campaigner Posted May 23, 2013 Share Posted May 23, 2013 Aw you could've got a video clip for the rest of us that are pining. Any idea when they will be available? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian daniels Posted May 23, 2013 Share Posted May 23, 2013 I don't know when these will in the shops. Obviously aim for Telford in September but I would put my money on it being later. Sorry I did not take any video but my mate did. Will see how it sounds and looks and maybe do something in a couple of weeks as I am on holiday now. We do have another sample I think I may detail it up a bit round the bogies and see how it looks in blue again. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve fay Posted May 23, 2013 Author Share Posted May 23, 2013 I would like to see that Brian, how about chromatic blue for a change? I intend to do a bit of detailing to mine so any thing you recommend would be great fully received. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian daniels Posted May 23, 2013 Share Posted May 23, 2013 Wasn't chromatic blue just rail blue? No don't answer that or we will be here discussing that until the cows come home. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
D1030western musketeer Posted May 26, 2013 Share Posted May 26, 2013 Now that's a western big and powerfull. What a pity Heljan did,nt get them right in 00 gauge. Richard. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve fay Posted July 4, 2013 Author Share Posted July 4, 2013 Any pictures of that third pre pro wezzie yet Brian. Looks like we're in for a late September early October delivery now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
two tone green Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 New photos of Tower limited editions on their web site looking very nice. http://www.tower-models.com/towermodels/ogauge/Heljan/locos/class52/index.htm Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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