happyChappy

Thanks Trevor they both look great. I've also got a crimson WHR (590) Baldwin from which I would like to remove the lettering and numbering. Unfortunately, Bachmann positioned the 590 number centrally on the side tanks and then place the 'WHR' lettering above this number so it is extremely close to the yellow upper lining band. I'm hesitant to have a go at this loco in case the lining is also inadvertently removed. Any suggestions?

I've plucked up the courage to have a go removing the GVT lettering on the Bachmann Baldwin using airbrush flow improver fluid with a cocktail stick to rub the fluid into the lettering. I'm mightily pleased that the technique has left no trace of the lettering and the underlying paintwork is completely unscathed.

Thanks Trevor. Presumably the 'after' version is yet to receive the final finish? I've chickened out of removing the Baldwin's GVT logo but experimented with a cheapo Bachmann wagon with 'ICI' logo. I used a wooden cocktail stick to carefully rub the Vallejo airbrush flow improver into the lettering which, (with a bit of patience), comes away cleanly and leaves the underlying paint finish undamaged. A quick overall matt varnish produces the finished wagon shown below. I'll have a go at the Baldwin next.

Thanks Andy. Always a risk of damaging the underlying paint surface so I'll be as gentle as I can. Can't say I've ever used a fibre-glass pencil although I'm sure I've got one hidden away somewhere to have a go with.

I would like to remove the 'GVT' logo on the side tanks of a Bachmann Baldwin loco. I'm interested in the technique adopted in the attached YouTube video which uses Vallejo Airbrush flow improver to remove Bachmann numbers without damaging the underlying base paint. Has anyone successfully tried this method or what alternatives do you suggest? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kw8bT2wGOCc&pp=ygUdcmVudW1iZXJpbmcgbW9kZWwgbG9jb21vdGl2ZXM%3D

Thanks. That's reassuring and your logic makes a lot of sense. Actually, the proposed crimson liveried version looks quite cute but how could I justify one on my RAF munitions layout? The RAF sites occasionally held visitor open days in their latter years of operation and used rather motley home-made rolling stock for passenger rides. However, they never ran 'foreign' visiting locos and only used their own green versions.

The pre-production views of 3 new multicoloured Baguley-Drewry diesels is a bit of unexpected news to me. As the green and yellow versions have been in the pipeline for years I do hope these haven't been axed and replaced by these new liveries.

At the end of your video (5.01mins) you zoom in to Linda. In this still picture the angle of the coupling rod cranks looks to be decidedly different suggesting either the quartering is incorrect or the wheel-sets have been replaced incorrectly when refitting into the drive gears. These small chassis' will be very susceptible to any errors in this area and resulting poor running is often more noticeable in one specific direction just as you have found. Not good that Bachmann failed to fix it twice. I'd definitely return it for a refund.

I like the look of the Tramfabriek chopper couplings but most of my locos don't have NEM sockets (and those that do can vary in height). Have you tried fitting these couplings to any plain buffer beams such as Minitrains/Roco/Liliput, etc?

Do you fancy a Hunslet in yellow? Interesting how much taller the Baguley Drewry loco is.

Here is the rear of the loco which may be useful.

Hopefully this will be of help:

As my MOD layout is based upon RAF rather than RNAD I used the Pavla Model aircraft 'bombs'. The WW2 weapons set come in an assorted pack https://www.matadormodels.co.uk/zsundries/lists sundries.htm. They look the part even if they are really 1940s armaments.

You could start a new topic in the 'Narrow Gauge modelling' section.

Like you I had to return 2 'Dorothea's for 'tight spot' issues. I've lost confidence in the chassis and have given up on the Quarry Hunslet which is such a pity as the loco looks fabulous.