georgeT Posted February 2, 2018 Author Share Posted February 2, 2018 Hi George, That chassis looks great. On the subject of the smokebox wingplate, as far as we can deduce, they were all built with it. Photographic evidence suggest that the wingplates were removed when the locos were repainted in wartime black, 1938 onwards. Certainly all the photos I've seen of them in lined SR livery have the plates, and in plain black they don't. Not conclusive I know, but a pretty good guide. Even Bradley doesn't commit to this! You may find this photo useful, its cropped from the front end view of a K10 in Bradley. 343 Front CROP 2 SHOPPED small.jpg Cheers, Dave. Cheers Dave as l want my K10 to be Southern lined green l guess l better put the plate on after all ?...Thanks for the info... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted February 3, 2018 Share Posted February 3, 2018 Cheers Dave as l want my K10 to be Southern lined green l guess l better put the plate on after all ?...Thanks for the info... I'd stick with BR Black to match your other Stock AND make life easier on the Build and Painting. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgeT Posted February 3, 2018 Author Share Posted February 3, 2018 Thats what l thought until yesterday, we went around an O gauge club members house yesterday and he got a Schools class out in Southern lined green Woooooooooooooow that was it l was hooked, so l bought a Northstar kit he was selling, expensive but very nice, so thats my summer project in the bag...what am l like Hahahahahaha.... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobster Posted February 3, 2018 Share Posted February 3, 2018 Thats what l thought until yesterday, we went around an O gauge club members house yesterday and he got a Schools class out in Southern lined green Woooooooooooooow that was it l was hooked, so l bought a Northstar kit he was selling, expensive but very nice, so thats my summer project in the bag...what am l like Hahahahahaha.... In BR Black Livery I hope George Cheers, Bob. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgeT Posted February 3, 2018 Author Share Posted February 3, 2018 In BR Black Livery I hope George Cheers, Bob. Sorry Bob Southern lined green with Southern on the tenders with large numbers... 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
N15class Posted February 3, 2018 Share Posted February 3, 2018 Sorry Bob Southern lined green with Southern on the tenders with large numbers... Did they come in any other colour. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgeT Posted February 4, 2018 Author Share Posted February 4, 2018 Did they come in any other colour. Hello Peter l believe they were all Southern lined olive green with white lining in the early days with the front plates on, but during the war they were painted all over black and had the boiler front plates removed, as l say l am NOT 100% sure that ts true ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobster Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 Sorry Bob Southern lined green with Southern on the tenders with large numbers... Oh well George you can't win them all - I tried - They always looked the business to me in Weathered BR Black. Cheers. Bob. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgeT Posted February 5, 2018 Author Share Posted February 5, 2018 Oh well George you can't win them all - I tried - They always looked the business to me in Weathered BR Black. Cheers. Bob. Hahahahaha if the lining goes wrong Bob maybe it will end up black.... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 Any purchases from the Show mate? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgeT Posted February 5, 2018 Author Share Posted February 5, 2018 Any purchases from the Show mate? Nothing to report Buddy, need to clear my workbench, can't move... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazza Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 After some major changes in the building of my K10 l am now back on track at last, and now have a running chassis, also l have made the bogie just have to file some more off the chassis for the wheels to turn, l rebuilt the side splashers and l think they look much better, on the smoke box front there was a plate that covered the front end but not on all of them as l have since found out ?, so my loco is without the plate... Hi George, must say your soldering is very neat. Any tips? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgeT Posted February 5, 2018 Author Share Posted February 5, 2018 Hello Gazza the only tip would be to clean all your soldering up with a fibre brush and clean all the flux off with jif and hot water works for me.....hope this helps Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgeT Posted February 8, 2018 Author Share Posted February 8, 2018 Been busy with the K10 and have almost finished the loco, l must say it has been an interesting build so far with lots of searching for information and pictures also some help from Dave (DLT), but l have got there in the end ( l think) the tender is quite long and a bit of a challenge with the flared sides, hopefully l will give her a good run on the test track at the clubs meeting at High Lane this Friday ?.... 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgeT Posted February 12, 2018 Author Share Posted February 12, 2018 Had a great afternoon out and met some great guys at the Birkenhead O gauge railway clubs open day yesterday, l loved love the large oval of tracks with four lines, with a centre goods yard, the inside two tracks were DCC and the outer were DC, thanks guys great visit.... 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgeT Posted February 12, 2018 Author Share Posted February 12, 2018 Glad to say that me and Mark owen have finished the L&Y 0-6-0 Rapid shunter at last, we have been building it together for the past two months, it had a really good run at the open day yesterday and found out that the real loco used to shunt in Liverpool docks.... 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian@60 Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 Hi George how is the K10 going Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgeT Posted February 12, 2018 Author Share Posted February 12, 2018 Hi George how is the K10 going Big problems with the K10 l decided to run some super-glue around the rear cab splashers and left it to dry, when l got the loco out for a run at the club on friday the wheels and motor were locked solid, found out the glue had run down all over the back wheels and set solid, so a strip down was needed, glad to say all is running now..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 Looks like a good Layout, and a nice job to the L & Y. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgeT Posted February 12, 2018 Author Share Posted February 12, 2018 (edited) Cheers Andy, You would have loved it Railfreight Red stripe sound 37s with the correct wagons (AWSOME), camera died on me after three pics (why l did not check the batteries (Hahahaha) also had a BR GWR Castle really weathered up, lovely.... Edited February 12, 2018 by georgeT 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgeT Posted February 13, 2018 Author Share Posted February 13, 2018 Getting on with the tender now and having fun with the beading around the top edge... 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tender Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 Hi George. Great progress. A quick question for you, what do you clean up with before applying a first coat primer? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgeT Posted February 13, 2018 Author Share Posted February 13, 2018 Morning Ray, what l do is fine wet n dry 2000 to start with then finish off with fibre pen and a final rub with 3000 with a little cold water then put the surgical gloves on for a nice warm bath using cif cleaning fluid and then hair dryer to dry it all out, and when its still warm a few light coats of helfords grey primer and leave to dry 24 hours is best making sure l never touch it without sergical gloves on, top coat goes on a treat..hope this helps buddy.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
N15class Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 George looks very good. I thought but may be wrong the flare had a square corner like the tank. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgeT Posted February 13, 2018 Author Share Posted February 13, 2018 l would totally agree with you Peter as most photos are from the front angle making it hard to tell, but the drawing says different, Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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