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I guess this qualifies for this thread too... Previously seen on my APT detailing thread, here's D832 in RTC red/blue, featuring my interpretation of its proposed modifications for APT traction testing. This was my first attempt at a) loco modifications, b) painting a model "properly". Still haven't weathered it though. 😉

Found on the internet... I'm sure it'll be fine.

Paint? Decals?! If my matchbox/airfix kit planes weren't flying around the room within 2 hours of me opening the box (age 14), something was very wrong. 😉 (Not sure I ever actually painted or applied decals to an aeroplane kit...)

Looks like an HST generator van (converted BG).

Excellent series of articles on this curious line. I've always been particularly fascinated by the juxtaposition of such a rural backwater line and the trunk route of the WCML at Garstang, and always look out for the extra bridge arches alongside the WCML when travelling along the route.

The Lima roof struts for the pan base are (if I recall correctly) moulded somewhat short of the real thing, to suit their diamond pantograph, presumably. However if you're prepared to shell out a few quid and do a few rooftop mods, you can get a spare current Hornby cross-arm pantograph, which is a reasonable facsimile of the real thing. https://www.petersspares.com/p/Hornby-x7259-class-87-pantograph-set-r3580

Clearly history got messed up with the whole time travel thing.

Plus you can almost get a two-for-one with your Class 120 body toolings - the Class 119 had very very similar bodywork if you swap out the cab design. (David Ford on flickr) (Redhill Bull on Flickr)

Ha! I was looking at the wrong building in the first place, having found photos of the stone structure with the arched doorway. :)

My guess would be a similar arrangement to the GNSR shed at Alford, given the similar proportions of the building: (https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/alford/railwaymuseum/index.html)

As well as the Carter drawing book, there are also drawings in BR Main Line Electric Locomotives by C. Marsden & G. Fenn (two editions I believe), though pay no heed to the oft-repeated therein concept of the "6.25kV pantograph" on the roarers. That was not a thing. 😉

These, plus I'm going to add Class 82 Class 83 Class 84 because if you can have an RTR model of a one-off diesel, you can have one of a 10-to-15-strong electric class too 😉 , plus both versions of the 304 please! And if you're making a 310, might as well make the 312 too.

The photo gallery on the ACLG website has a lot of my photos from their early preservation days - 1997 through 2005 or so contain plenty of images where the locos were stabled together, which may or may not be useful for gauging dimension differences, naturally taking into account unlevel track, tyre wear etc! 😉 Back when I originally scanned/made the digital images the internet was much lower resolution, so they're not the largest of photos. Looking at their current gallery, your best bet for viewing is to right click an individual image and open it in a new tab for the full 800x600 glory, as the page layout displays them smaller than this.

82008 also had a cross arm at withdrawal (and still carries it today), and as you say 83009, 83012 (still fitted) and 83015 also carried them during their Euston ECS days. I think 82005 retained its Faiveley until withdrawal. The subtle shape differences between the classes are what give them their individual character - even the proportions/shapes of the three windscreens subtly vary between the types. The 83 was by far the shortest of the classes, which gives rise to its more squat appearance - alongside the other types, there's not much in it in terms of height dimensions. This photo shows the 83 alongside the 81 at Barrow Hill (Ryan Tranmer on Flickr) and while the 83 is set back a little the lower edge of the bodywork is about the same level:

Worth noting that the much larger AL2 "brackets" are also attached to the body on the real thing - they're part of the underframe and are connected through the bogie by a beam.

A photo I took at the Angel's Flight funicular in Los Angeles. One can only imagine the number of conversations that led to this being created ... and appended to.

With that diamond pantograph on the end, I can only assume they were going for a representation of E3055, which trialled the first AEI cross-arm pantograph on one end before catching fire in 1966 and writing itself off. 😉

Speaking of Pullmans, I just came across this clip (at 30:29 or so) of Manchester Pullman Mk2s at Crewe which might inspire those who want the glamour of the nearly-white livery but have a passion for tank engines and don't want to put all that knitting up.

Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/lickeybanker/15063889527/ - photo by Don Gatehouse... A bit of Class 120 with 101 centre action.

A couple of the cantrail grilles on both sides of 41002/W43001 were swapped out for production-design slats too at some point. In APT testing days, the headlight position varied between the two power cars, with 43000 having one mounted right-of-centre, and 43001 left-of-centre, though it looks like this was later superseded by a fully central unit in place of the middle marker light on 43000.

Did someone say "fictitious liveries"? 🤔

That's from my neck of the woods! They also have B41 KER and no doubt a number of other themed plates on their fleet.

The train appears to be in the same location as the two images of the same shown on PrestonStation.org (http://www.prestonstation.org.uk/10D/page6aaaaaaaa.html) so it's very likely to be the Liverpool portion. If the Glasgow-Liverpool portion of the formation had been reversed or reformed for some reason, it would account for the BSK at the front.

This is looking excellent! For a rivet-counter level of detail with the roof, it's worth noting that the 82's roof well extends further towards the cab front than the 81's, to roughly level with the rear edge of the cab doors. (Having knelt atop the real thing several times to paint it, I became somewhat familiar with its dimensions!)

Lighting circuits are usually separate from heavy duty circuits for ovens etc.