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That green livery does sit well on the 9F doesn't it. Not so sure about the nameplate though - looks a bit odd to me in that colour - should have been done in the same style as Evening Stars...

I'm sure I will

Ah, OK. I assumed that they had due to them surviving into 1950 - although I'm no BR livery buff so I don't know even whether the early was around then! Thanks though for the info

I'm planning on ordering one of these in BR livery - though the cost might impede on some other projects, not that I'm complaining - this is a model I'm not going to miss! My question is though, is the BR version going to be as shown in the picture with "British Railways" on the tender, or with an early crest?

They look really good Nelson - I particularly like the weathering on the LNER wagon. It's not overdone and looks very effective

Looks great Manna, though I would agree with you on the chimney - in pictures I've seen the top is level (roughly) with the cab roof.

Apparently when the staff heard where he was, they weren't too surprised (well, as much as they could have been!)

Update! Progress has been slow due to exams but I have now completed the engine compartment doors and windows. Basically I've cut out the old guards doors and replaced them with indented plasticard ones, along with having cut out adjacent windows with a thin frame. As is often the case, I do apologise for the picture quality 

Well, I was hoping to match it to the colour currently used by Hornby as the vast proportion of my current crimson and cream comes from them and having it all look vaguely the same would be good, but I appreciate that that may be asking too much

Thanks. I'm open to both really, I don't really mind

Simple question this, what paints on the market are the best match for the BR carmine and cream coach livery?

Thanks in advance

Thanks Nelson

Thanks

Update time. The sentinel's going nicely, with the window frames sanded down, the cabs made (and what fun they were...) with windows cut out and now attached to the body, and a recess has been put in to take the chimney. I would have gone a bit further tonight but I've got two exams tomorrow so haven't really got the time. One more point, as may be noticeable in a couple of the pics, I've left the clips on either end of the body to connect it to the chassis. These are fairly well disguised, with the plastic at the non-engine end cut down so that it's below window level and at the other end it's been coloured in with a black permanent marker.

Thanks mate

Thanks

Right, new project. The single has been sent off for painting and I'm moving on to another, slightly more ambitious project. This is a conversion of a Hornby Railroad Gresley teak brake 3rd into a diagram 97 sentinel railcar. This is inspired by Manna's project - which is/will be a lo better than mine! So far I've managed to remove the body from the chassis, the coach ends and all of the windows, along with part of the non-window section of the coach. These still all need to be filed down, but it's getting there.

Looks good. I'm guessing the plan is for the guide book?

That's OK, it was just a thought as I before I see your models I've never seen that item of stock before

Looks great Nelson!!

One note, while I'm sure all your models are fully authentic and accurate, for us none Irish modellers, could you include a prototype pic with your Irish models, purely as an interesting comparison?

Not that I'm doubting your work, it's fabulous - and annoyingly fast!

Wow, well done!

Stunning mate

No real progress has occurred on the Stirling really, aprt from the fact that I've got the chassis fixed and it now runs. However, when I was at my Grandad's house to collect it, I stood it alongside his old kitmaster model. I'll let you spot the differences - beside the different style of tender, but it was interesting to note how much smaller the kitmaster model was in relation to mine, now I know that it's mine that's over scale not the kitmaster, but still, and interesting exercise.

Thanks Mana.I might PM you in the near future as I'm very likely to have a whole load of questions

Thanks, I think I'm going to have a go at this