Kev_Lewis

Industrial locos were really a law unto themselves and that is part of the attraction of modelling them. The SHT/GWR/BR Pecketts almost certainly had unpainted pipework, but in later years it was probably too filthy to discern from a distance. The sandbox rods were probably black in GWR and BR ownership, but may have been red on industrial locos.  It is not difficult to remove the pipework and rods for repainting. On many industrial locos the coupling and connecting rods were also painted red, but we opted for blackened metal on the Peckett as it is easier to paint over if red is required. Chris and I believe most 0 gauge modellers are capable of making the necessary adjustments to suit their requirements.

Many thanks for the information Chris.

I can understand the economies of having all the rods and pipes red, having them factory painted various colours would only add to the costs involved.

Apologies to Simon for the thread hijacking, but I have one more Peckett question.

I'm going to be basing my loco on one of the SHT Pecketts, so will need to fit the lamp brackets. The front ones will be black so they're fine, but the rear brackets need to be painted green. Is the GWR green on the model matched to a particular colour?

Kev

 

In the Wikipedia thread, the picture of 1163 has red linkages, but the pipes are "metal coloured".

 

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Peckett_and_Sons_railway_locomotives

 

Best

Simon

I'm always a bit dubious of preservation liveries.

It's copper pipe, I doubt very much it was painted. There is a photo somewhere... I can't remember where I saw it. Maybe David's (IsembardUK) web page?

 

The sandbox rods may have been red on some locos but I doubt it on a GW version. And I'd be very surprised if they stayed that way for any length of time on what is very definitely a truck-shover. But between & inside the frames was traditionally red, so perhaps, maybe...

Thanks Simon. I must of been having a thickie moment.

Of course, the pipe work would have been copper, with brass fittings.

I suspect the sandbox rods would have been black, with just the reverser rod painted red.

I'm going to detail and finish my Peckett soon, so that's another job to add to the list

Repainting the red pipework will make a big difference. The directors and owners of Minerva Model Railways Ltd approve.

Is the red incorrect?

Mmm, there's leftovers for lunch...

Take cover!

Crikey! A coat of paint makes a heck of a difference.

A good difference, it really shows up the contours and brings it into perspective.

What do you get if you give Nicola Sturgeon a big hug? (By the way, I find her quite attractive......................)

Darn it, now you've got me thinking about Leanne Wood again.

She looks great.   

Including my 5077 Fairey Battle !

 

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Thanks to Alastair.

It's good to see that the brave people of Brent are fully prepared for invasion, whether it be from the air, the sea, or the Southern!

Edit for spelling.

Why do need a couple of Spam's to defend us from the Luftwaffe?

The dozen Great Western Castle's re-named after the RAF's finest aircraft are all we need.

Do you put your Cornish pasty in them to cool down if it's too hot?

And only one coach.

It's huge!:

Still showing off, I see.

They are big, aren't they? You want to see a 70 footer...

But I think Simon has you trumped.

Why did you remove the Poles?

P

I expect their quote to fit Rob's new bathroom was a bit steep.

Wait..... poles, not Poles.

Yesterday's shot of 4547 was popular so here it is again in a sepia tone.

 

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I reckon you've pinched that one off some old glass plate negative.

I couldn't resist a little computer trickery to make it look a bit more old.

Good, but it's not a Van B or a bogie scenery wagon is it? ;-p

True, but even the Siphon G is pushing it a bit on  my little BLT.

I could post a photo of my Siphon F.

Nice but a bit small Rob...

 

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Mine's bigger ;-p

Fortunately, Swindon's finest have a comeback for that one

Having built a few JLTRT kits with their lost wax buffer castings I know just hot much fettling they take.

On the MK1 BSK I have half built I replaced the buffers rather than deal with them.

In the future, if I purchase any further kits from JLTRT, I will be asking for them to not supply the buffers.

Skull Splitter - that looks troublesome...

Looks good to me.

Available in pint bottle from their website: http://www.orkneybrewery.co.uk/beer/skull-splitter

GWR in 1958, although it does have a smoke box plate!

 

Brian.

If my memory serves me correctly, three 58XXs (non auto fitted version of the 48XX/14XX) lasted until scrapping in the late 50's still wearing the final GWR livery. They received smokebox number plates but were never repainted. 

More practice required judging when the digital camera will actually take a photo.

Too early.

Too late.

I'm a bit late, but how about making it into a canal tunnel?

I would be interested in a GWR Super Saloon, and possibly a Centenary Brake to run with it. 

My layout may only be a smallish BLT, but it would be nice to have something grand to run

I'm told the place has/had an eccentric/rude chap behind the bar too?

He's the landlord!

A few months ago after a particularly entertaining game of Cards Against Humanity that went on a bit after last orders, he eventually convinced me and some friends to go home by playing the national anthem at full blast!

These are for when I can't make it to The Glue Pot in Swindon