Okay, so I'm new to this forum, so if I'm posting in the wrong place please tell me, and I'll do my best to amend any errors I may have made. So before I start my question, I will say that I have effectively no modeling experience. As it currently stands I'm trying to model the time period of about 1949-1952, without locking myself to a specific region because I love designs from here there and everywhere, so a bit of artistic license does get taken.
However, this 1949-1952 time period means that my Hornby T9 no. 30313 looks a bit out of place among my other engines so far. The post-1956 tender crests this model came with appear very out of place. I have seen one photo of this T9 from 1949 where she looked to be sporting the BR lined black livery, fresh from the works, with no tender crests (the next earliest photo I've found of her was in 1955 when she sported the BR "Cycling Lion" crest). It seems fitting enough for my time period to have this engine running with no tender crests. Which is where my in experience kicks in, so I must ask; is there a way to remove the tender crests on this model without causing it any damage?
My sincerest apologies if this thread is irrelevant due to the presence of a similar one, or if I am posting in the wrong area.
~Alex
Okay, so I'm new to this forum, so if I'm posting in the wrong place please tell me, and I'll do my best to amend any errors I may have made. So before I start my question, I will say that I have effectively no modeling experience. As it currently stands I'm trying to model the time period of about 1949-1952, without locking myself to a specific region because I love designs from here there and everywhere, so a bit of artistic license does get taken. However, this 1949-1952 time period means that my Hornby T9 no. 30313 looks a bit out of place among my other engines so far. The post-1956 tender crests this model came with appear very out of place. I have seen one photo of this T9 from 1949 where she looked to be sporting the BR lined black livery, fresh from the works, with no tender crests (the next earliest photo I've found of her was in 1955 when she sported the BR "Cycling Lion" crest). It seems fitting enough for my time period to have this engine running with no tender crests. Which is where my in experience kicks in, so I must ask; is there a way to remove the tender crests on this model without causing it any damage? My sincerest apologies if this thread is irrelevant due to the presence of a similar one, or if I am posting in the wrong area. ~Alex