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A coloured render of Gordon is being shewn.

I don’t have Atkins to hand but I think they were an early ‘40s build. @Miss Prism might know.

I enjoyed it ,whatever the faults and it was a cracking advert for the South Devon Railway.

Further to this eBay purchase in 2020 and the loss of photos in the RMweb crash we now see it progressing with the start of a load. An Oxford Diecast Fowler plough is on the way to some lucky South Hams farmer. I will tie it down after giving the plough a coat of matt varnish to dull its out of the box shiny appearance. Some sellers want 35 sheets for a mint boxed example of the Loriot but patience is usually rewarded if an unboxed example can be sought. The underframe , as one would imagine, is non existent detail wise compared with todays models. Now do I get the traction engine to match or would it be a too heavy load for a loriot/lowmac.

The same can be said for Fox too.

Of course, I used the weathered wood set from Lifecolor. Starting with 713 with a few coats of base colour. Followed by dry brushing of three or four different shades using a flat shader brush. The links on the platform /deck were given a pin wash using a black /dark wash from Ammo. You can also use this for oil stains on the deck and for the chains.

Those clouds look post -apocalyptic.

Work continues...

Work in progress with my Accurascale/Hatton's warwell , with deck weathered using Lifecolor paints. A/C screw link couplings , not supplied in polybag, added to the ends and also used on the end of the Slater's chain.

From memory the wheel spokes flare but @Steve Purves would tell your more if you ask on the pannier thread. They certainly looked better and more advanced than I saw at Warley 2023.

Saw this rather nice GWR Loriot complete with a plough load at the weekend. Very well tied down and inspiring.

A limited selection shewn here https://www.phoenix-paints.co.uk/products/search/red panda

I'm sure it was just to see what camera I use and my meal deal of choice from Morrison's.

I would imagine others have asked Rapido that same question Chris @2ManySpams 😉

In retrospect I should have took some of the panniers.

Absolutely buzzing after that Phil, it was a good omen seeing the Wembley arch from the coach window of the Avanti service to Euston. I might struggle to get a ticket for the semi though.

Even though advanced tickets holders were held back due to the queue being too long with all the bag searches.

KR Models were also present and absolutely nothing more to be seen on their proposed Mica.

For pannier lovers , Steve had updated models to be seen although I didn't take any photos. Refinements to the wheels and other details have been undertaken now as advised by Mike @The Stationmaster . He's already working on the next batch for these too, including a GWR liveried 8750 version. Livery samples hopefully by the middle of the year.

Me too, here are the EP's.

An enjoyable trip to Ally Pally yesterday and it was nice to catch up with the latest news on forthcoming GWR stuff from @rapidoandy and @RapidoCorbs at Rapido and @Steve Purves and @Accurascale Fran from Accurascale. Kindly taken out of the cabinet I was able to take a few shots of the EP's for the O18 and N19 wagons.

Took some photos of their (Rapido) O18 and loco coal wagons at Ally Pally, very nice too John, photos anon.

Saw it in the cabinet at Ally Pally, very nice it looks too. Photo anon.

I’ve said it before but the warwell is an absolute pleasure to weather, with all that delicious planking and rivets , dry brushing heaven.

A bump for this thread to mention that according to their advert in the April issue of BRM, these are arriving soon. It's a shame they're not at Ally Pally to ask more in person.