Craigw

7 hours ago, Barry Ten said:

 

Thanks Craig. I've done nothing but play with N stuff for the last few months, so it's temporarily become the "one true" scale as far as I'm concerned, and I could easily see the potential of remaining in N/2mm for good. However

I MUST exercise discipline and not allow this to become the seed for yet more modelling distraction!

Famous last words!!

I have a Farish 64XX and a Sonic 56XX sitting in the cupboard and calling me..

regards,

Craig

I really am enjoying this a great deal.  I see so many people looking at going from 4mm to 7mm scale, yet for me the attraction is moving to 2mm scale. 

Looking forward to further progress.

Regards,

Craig

That looks absolutely superb. I model the 1920s, but this is the sort of thing that makes my heartbeat faster!

Regards,

Craig W

Beautiful work Jeremy, not that I expect anything less from you. Watching with interest!

Checking the mail every day for the SRM

Regards,

Craig W

Volume 2 of the wonderful GW Branch line modelling by Stephen Williams has a photo (P94-95) of a train on the DNS consisting of a Duke, 3 horseboxes, 3 Clerestories and a van. The boxes are at the front of the train. One of my favourite photos and oh so modellable!

Craig W

I just love that photo of the City and the Bird together. It harks back to the 1920s era that i model - just brilliant.   I really do admire the work you have done and the results you have achieved from what is a pretty ordinary starting point.

If you combine these two with the Aberdare and Armstrong Goods, you have a bit of real GWR!

Wonderful stuff, keep it up.

regards,

Craig

10 hours ago, drduncan said:

I’m very jealous. I’m after a couple of Armstrong goods - one to bash into the BG convertible version!

Duncan

CSP had an Armstrong, a Beyer and on more outside frame 0-6-0  in progress prior to the passing of the owner and sale of the range. The new owners have done a great job but these 3 locos seem to have been lost in the process sadly.

Regards,

Craig W

The paint scheme on 105 was factory applied and variations seem to have depended on the factory the unit was built at. The dots on the KT are actually Dunklegelb too - not white.

Numbering was still done by the units, SS 501 seems to have had a bit of variation in this area.

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Craig w

Simply beautiful. I purchased one of the very last ones that Martin Finney produced. My one 7mm scale indulgence

I brought this kit as my 7mm scale indulgence - obtained one of the final batch when Martin Finney retired. I am watching this and the build by Raymond Walley with a great deal of interest. Looks wonderful

Craig W

Marcus, that looks seriously nice. I model GWR (1920s) but I have very diverse tastes and this has been a very major distraction!

Regards,

Craig W

Still one of my favourite On14 layouts David, one of those that persuaded me to dabble and get distracted by two foot gauge.

Craig W

Be still my beating heart. The most beautiful of the modern GWR loco classes - absolute perfection. That is a joy to behold. Thanks for sharing this Morgan, it has made my day. Also made me realise that it is a terrible shame that there s not a good kit available of the Saint.

David, that really does look nice! I am a confirmed GWR modeller but everytime I see that the Gibson J15 and E4 are available I have to exercise great will power. One question though, are there balance weights fitted to the driving wheels?

Craig W

That really does look nice. I understand the attraction of RTR, but that is in a different class altogether - well done.

G'day Ian. Show some photos on how you fit the bolts if you decide to go that way because i think you will have to modify the body to retain them.

What motor and mount are you looking at using?

Had a look around and I think the only one who does plates for Kingfisher is 247 Developments.

regards,

Craig

Nick,

The tender may be a problem if you wish to backdate to Edwardian times. According to the Martin Finney instructions, the tender with the Hornby model is representative of one from Lot A97 onward as it has snap head rivets. This dates it to at least Dec 1917, whilst the separate dome and filler was also a later introduction. The tender is also fitted with the transverse vacuum tank introduced from the mid 1920s while the larger tender springs seem to have been implemented in the mid 1920s as well. In summary, there may be a fair bit of work to do on it. Martin Finney can supply the earlier tender axleboxes and springs, so it may be possible to rectify that issue.

With regards to late surviving tall bonnets on early 28XX, the wonderful "Great Western Steam 1934-1949" has a photo at the start of the book of 2808 still so fitted in March 1948 - albeit with outside steam pipes. There is another one, still with inside steam pipes on page 120 but the number was not recorded (photo is May 1947). 2811 is shown on page 119, also in 1947.

Regards,

Craig Warton