RedGemAlchemist

Thanks. The brushstrokes aren't quite as visible in person. Just the way my camera picks up the light. Still, I agree. It is a handsome beast, and very deserving of its prestigious name.

All you need to do is ask!

Ah. You know your thread has been a big inspiration to me. I really wish to do something like this myself... but chickened out at the last second and just made the Beyer Peacock tank on post 357 instead because I really like the L&Y Pug anyway and couldn't bring myself to cut it up. At least not that one.

And with the completion of Edward Bradleigh I's tender, the full quartet of Kelsby-based locomotives is complete. Bulldog - No.1 - Avonside 0-4-0 side tank - mixed traffic work, specials Peter - No.3 - Beyer Peacock 0-4-0 saddle tank - Kelsby station pilot, occasional light goods traffic Wild Rover - No.2 - KLR 0-6-0 rebuild of LNER B12 4-6-0 - mixed express/light passenger work Edward Bradleigh I - No.16 - KLR new-build self-designed 2-6-0 - express passenger work, specials The tender on Edward Bradleigh I is kind of huge. It's the running plate, buffer beam and chassis from the K3's own tender and the shell from a Lima LMS Hughes Crab tender. Also because of how I had to construct the tender removing it from its linkage to the loco is a real pain but worth it as it looks great.

Gentlemen (and ladies, didn't forget about my female regulars - looking at you Annie)... BEHOLD! Edward Bradleigh I is complete! I'm working on the tender. I'll need my new razor saw for that. Used it while cutting the cab off the Triang B12 btw, perfection. Definitely a good purchase, thanks Corbs for the recommendation. Also if you're reading this what'd you call this combo? Tri-Mann? Bachang? No, Bachang sounds like an insult you'd call an anime character. The tender will be even worse, it's Bachmann and Lima.

Edward Bradleigh I is now built and undercoated. Now to begin the painting process... And working out what I'm going to do with the tender.

Unfortunately I have to agree with Nick. It is a little bit... grey, copyright wise.

Work begins on the pride of the KLR itself, Edward Bradleigh I. The K3 now has a new cab and chimney, courtesy of a Triang B12, and the safety valves from a Triang Jinty. It will be getting a whistle in the near future and some other minor changes. No.16 Edward Bradleigh I This particular KLR locomotive has a pretty prestigious history. Named after the 4th Baronet Bradleigh who presided over the KLR's most prosperous period and is an almost mythical figure in the line's history, Edward Bradleigh I was designed by Emily Bradleigh, then CME of the railway, in 1980 three months after the death of her legendary father. However, due to financial issues the KLR did not actually begin work on the locomotive until 1984. Work continued in earnest until finally the locomotive was completed in 2009 and unveiled on the 30th anniversary of its namesake's death. Edward Bradleigh I is one of the KLR's largest locomotives and is notable for being one of only three locomotives to ever have been fully constructed in the KLR's workshops without being modified from a pre-existing locomotive, (only one of the other two, No.7 Gremlin, still exists). However, due to the general design it is often confused with an LNER K3, which to a trained eye it is subtly different from. It has a taller, thinner chimney, different safety valves and a differently mounted whistle amongst other things but most prominently a noticeably larger cab and a tender which more resembles one of Fowler's LMS designs than anything produced by the LNER. It also has very different performance from what the K3s had, being more efficient and slightly more powerful. At the time of writing, it is the most recent locomotive to arrive on the KLR, and along with Wild Rover and Tom Hickathrift is generally used for express passenger work, although it (along with Bulldog) is also used for running specials occasionally.

As am I. Or would be if it fit my theme.

Thanks for the info. I gathered I'd need the razor saw for that. Give it a good run in before I start on turning the K3 into Edward Bradleigh I

Ah, that explains it.

Good point. Yeah, I'll change that. Won't edit the model any more though, I really like the way it's turned out. By the way, does anyone now how to remove the crankpins from a Hornby Caley Pug chassis? Mulling over whether to shorten Gremlin and to do that I need to remove the outside cylinders. Maybe add some new ones or maybe just leave it inside cylinder.

Another WIP Pugbash from the KLR workshops for you:

Funny you should show that picture, considering I actually used an angle grinder while making Wild Rover if you remember... Thanks. Gremlin is still very much work in progress - he says, as if nobody can tell. I know roughly what I want but the issue is getting there. And yes, that is a good price for a K3. Didn't want to pay too much for it considering what I intend to do with it.

Also, here's Gremlin Part 2: Cut back the firebox to replace it with something else. Also, higher quality photos from now on. New phone

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUdbZ9QY5VU

Ok, the K3 that's going to become Edward Bradleigh I has arrived. I'm going to go about this very, very carefully as I don't want to ruin a model that cost me £51. Also, and Corbs will smile for me at this, I've finally got some proper tools. Razor saw, a scalpel and a junior hacksaw (always useful to have just in case.)

May I suggest finding a Triang horsebox sem, like the one I turned into a luggage van for my light railway train? Might be enough as while it's not identical it does look similar. Good to see they turned out great! Good luck Linny! Hope your little business does well!

Whenever I think of Pandora's Box, this video analysis of what I believe is the earliest known version of the story comes to mind. That or the late-80s Jim Steinman-formed rock band.

Beautiful. Quite similar to what I'm aiming for with one of my current work-in-progress locos.

*blows kiss to reader* Goodnight everybody!

Also, if you want some interesting LNWR locomotives sem, may I suggest the 317 class 0-4-2 dock tank?

You have my full endorsement.

Nice. Mine was more aiming to produce something akin to a late 1890s RSH industrial. I really like the little green one on the right.

Hi, me again! No.3 Peter, newly finished, ready for your evaluation. I know it's not much of a Pugbash but it counts so here it is: Repainted, motion cover things removed, actual buffers (from a really old Triang Jinty) added in place of the dumb ones, new chimney (from a Caley Pug) to turn it into an old Beyer Peacock tank.