clarky

I thought that you'd be the first to do the Class 46 nose Brian!!

Looks great!

G

Yes indeed, apparently they worked a few excursions in to Paddington during 1964.

I bought the 37 more for Severn Tunnel East but that layout is now for sale. I do like the 37's though as I seen lots of them during my spotting days in the early 90's

I'd like to get some pictures of them at Paddington just to confirm it.

Still she will keep the 47 good company. My kit from JLTRT is now on order and will be built as D1733 in XP64 blue!!

Cracking stuff and as Teddy Bear says, they did work London Bristol trains in pairs in the mid/late 60s

I think every train man loves 37s!

Superb stuff!

Looking fantastic Steve!

(I assume that the green EE Type 3 must have worked an excursion into Paddington!!)

Fabulous modeling!

G

Thanks for that, I did wonder if it would be in the detail pack. Looks like I will be saving up for one.

 

Cheers Peter.

It is a lovely model.

It captures the real thing beautifully..............and I'd forgotten how big they were!

No ETH jumpers are included, just realised I might need some too anyone have any ideas of a supplier.

Brian said JLRT on his earlier post.

Any ETH jumpers included?

No ETH jumpers and no MU jumpers for earlier ones either (at least not in my blue one)

g

Can anyone tell me what comes in the detail pack Please.

 

Reason for asking is I noticed some pre production models have to small triangle shaped grille plated over and the released model has the grille unplated. I am wondering if there is one in the detail pack.

 

Cheers Peter.

The detail pack has got four inner sandboxes, a full set of four spare lamp brackets (and nose corner mountings), two roof water filler blanking plates, six body side footstep blanking plates, 2 alternative "blanked off" lower bodyside grills (as shown on my photo on here) and two side blanking plates for the bodyside boiler vents (the vertical rectangular vents at No 2. (non radiator) end).   Apart from the sandboxes and lower bodyside blanking plates (which are plastic), everything else is brass.

Surely the bogies under 4504,should be used under 4501 & 4502. Ref 4 sandboxes per bogie. Reduced to 2 per bogie during refurbishment.Something missed when Mr Heljan came to look at 45149.More interested in split headcode panels at number 2 end.  

The rear sandboxes are supplied by Heljan, but come separately in the little plastic "goody bag"

I couldn't find any reference to Peaks in standard blue livery still having them fitted.

I'm sure that a head-code dot loco wouldn't still have them fitted as you point out for 4504

As far as I can tell, they were removed in the mid/late 60s, leaving 4 big bolt holes in the rear bogie frame side

I can remember asking one of the chaps what had been fitted there when I was doing my apprenticeship at Derby loco in the early 80s, so the rear sandboxes were long gone by then.

Absolutely right Brian.

I think that a little bit of superglue is probably the only way they won't get damaged

Metal lampbrackets are very fragile. If we had done these ourselves we would solder the etch together and add a bit of solder in folded joints to stiffen them up. Unfortunatly the Chinese have not done this. I wonder if it would be prudent to run a bit of superglue on them to stick the folds up?

 

 

...............and the front lower lamp-bracket, was easily bent back into shape!

Here's a pic of one of mine (I bought 2)

Lovely model as you chaps say.

My only (slight) annoyance is the location of the builders plate, which is as per Class 44s and far too close to the cab door for a 45!

Great looking machine though!

My other will be 64 "Coldstream Guardsman"

I've painted the wheels and the bogie side-frames and numbered her, but other than that, its just as out of the box.