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Surprise, SURPRISE! And here is more on the Mogul! The tender may still have some more work to be done on it. The wheels have been painted and it runs fine as I have used the Duracell 9-Volt battery for testing. I have yet to also put on the decals and lining. The whistle, dome and chimney cap are to be painted in gold. Anyway, I hope you enjoy the update on this project. More to come soon on the Ten-Wheeler and Express Passenger Baltic.

Back again with some updates! Here are some shots of the Midland Railway Mogul, this time with added steps and a tender (this tender was from a Hornby N15 with a six-wheeled tender). The tender came from a G274-6-0 from a fictional railway company of mine, the Coventry & North Western Railway, but that is another story. The tender has received modifications at the back and is nearly done. Also, work on the freelance ten-wheeler is commencing and work is starting from a Bachmann Gordon. I have also included a poll as I am having a bit of trouble trying to decide which livery the locomotive should be in so I decided on a poll. https://strawpoll.com/g4r99sy1 Once you have made your choice, please comment here with your vote.

Happiness...is a cigar made of chocolate. I once looked up chocolate cigars the other day and I have never tasted them. I'm not joking - they do actually make cigars out of chocolate.

Here's a fun little thread I posted: http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/133555-fun-with-freelance/ It's where freelance juior locomotives and rolling stock are either made from existing ones or scratchbuilt.

Thanks for sharing that here. Right now, I have just gotten the steps on the locomotive, now.

Nice model! Looks marvellous and fascinating! It would be perfect for shunting and light branch traffic.

For those of you who read books about trains and train stories as well as playing with toy trains, what if we could actually interpret fictional trains as models we can actually run? What if we can all make model trains from our imagination using Junior locomotives or creating stuff from scratch? Well, I have been looking at various vintage O Gauge model trains and I am interested by some of the freelance designs in Pre-Grouping liveries. If you have read or seen the original illustrations of The Three Railway Engines, the William Middleton illustrations made the trains very toy-like. I thought it was fun seeing as Bachmann made the Junior locomotives in their range but sadly no longer do. These models I found rather nice and would love to have owned one if I ever do come across one. The interesting things they did was not only re-use the HO Thomas models, but they also interpreted a junior version of a J94 0-6-0ST. That model would;'ve been nice as Wilbert the Forest Engine had he been introduced in the TV adaptation. Speaking of Bachmann Thomas models, I am turning my Bachmann James model into a freelance Midland Railway 2-6-0. Of course, I made the handrails out of Milliput stuck them on the sides of the cab. The face and eye mechanism were removed and a Midland Railway-style smokebox door and a milk-churn safety-valve was added atop the firebox. The lamp was also removed and a new one was made from scratch with a bit of wire and Milliput to hold it in place. Add a spot of superglue to hold them together and here we go. The cab steps and running-board steps I have yet to add on and that will come in due course. I might try and do something with my Bachmann Gordon model left over from a project I once started but never got round to finishing it, and as you can see on my Sudrian Engines thread, you'll know exactly what I mean. That itself, however, is another project for another day. Also, please tell me what are your thoughts on Junior locomotives and freelance rolling stock - I'd love to hear you comments.

What an interesting locomotive, that! I hope it's worth attempting in 00 gauge as a working model. I bet it'll look great in either S&DJR Prussian Blue or LMS Crimson Red - what do you think?

Nice! Did you know that somebody did a variant of Percy's basis?

Perhaps this should be of interest to you: http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/127429-rws-in-n-scale/

Yes, it's happening. I started N Scale RWS Characters years ago, but I sort of forgot all about it until recently. Now is where I finally plan the Tidmouth layout based on the Rev's old layout. Expect some photos of planning and progress, real soon...

It's the Hornby Toby the Tram Engine Model.

I thought this was an interesting scale. I have several models, myself.

Very clever! I wonder if a Pannier Tank version could be made.

Nice work! Suppose you stuck a coal bunker on the back and it resembled Percy in his RWS form?

The running board on this would be perfect for a Bachmann RWS-style Thomas model, don't you agree?

Sweaty chassis? Oh dear, it wouldn't work if it's wet.

I hope it works, still. If Hornby is watching this, we need a new loco like this in the Hornby Railroad Range more than ever!

This was made from a BR Class 20 kit-bashed with both ends merged together.

He looks like Percy the Small Engine. Nice model, though.

It looks very industrial! This would be seen on light railways or shunting yards.

Oh, dear...this topic seems to be getting out of hand, I fear. Then again, I shouldn't complain. It's good to see something like this talked about.

Here are some more updates on my Mogul! The cab interior has been updated a bit. The second coat and lining have been added. Its really taking shape, now! I will be doing the running board and splashers, soon.

Still, it would be very nice for something to become reality, really.