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  1. Barry O
    In the workshop today is an EM Gauge scratchbuilt (by Mike Edge) model of the last LMS built Black 5 44767 - fitted with Stephenson link motion. An absolute peach of a locomotive!
     
    It has been weathered to represent an engine cleaned at a shed.

     
    three quarters front with the sun catching the dirt on the top of the boiler
     

     
    top down
     

     
    loco close up
     

     
    tender close up
     

     
    I want one!
  2. Barry O
    I bought a second hand Hornby 8f quite a while ago. Before I went on my holidays I had repainted the can sides and renumbered it as a BR engine. I have started to weather it so..
     

     
    and a bit of a close up
     

     
    Big problem is that there is oil leaching through the various "holes" in the bodywork... so more weathering will be taking place...
     
    Hope you like this..
  3. Barry O

    Blue 47

    By Barry O,

    Been a long time since I added anything to the blog on weathering so here is a recent commission - A blue Western Region Class 47 - Amazon.
     
    The Heljan 47 is big and very heavy. Weathering something this size needs good reference colour photos - and I have a number of these but not of this loco.
     
    First up Three Quarter side on view...
    As usual - top down - water and black ink, then bottom up brown ink and water mix as a base coat followed by powders once the ink is dry to the touch.
     
    Side on view
     
    interestingly enough the other side came out slightly differently... the photo editor seems to have decided to lighten the colours on this shot

     
    The worst part of the process was the roof - Heljan have given nice clean grey panels which took a bit to weather down - there is added texture on these and around exhausts etc using weathering powder added to wet ink
     

     
    hope these are of interest
  4. Barry O

    ex GSWR BalticTank

    By Barry O,

    Finally found the GSWR Baltic Tank - its rough and ready but does give you an idea of how well proportioned these locos were. Built by my father in plasticard on a Triang chassis
     
     

  5. Barry O
    For a change - some ex LMS shunters
     
    First up a Craftsman Midland 1F - a very easy kit to build and this does work on Herculaneum Dock as a "spare" shunter for the yard.

     
    and a rtr weatherd - a Bachmann 3F (Jinty) tank - a bit skittish but also seen as a spare on a variety of layouts
     

     
    and finally, a Birkenhead Dock Tank - complete with rear end damage..
     
    A Ks kit with Romford wheels and a Ks HP2M motor - yep we still have some of these which still work..
     

     
    Hope these are OK
  6. Barry O

    Some LNWR locos

    By Barry O,

    Some of the ex LNWR stock in my stock box
     
    first up a Beames 0-8-4T - scratchbuilt by Dad
     

     
    its a bit "tall" but does work..
     
    next up a Gem G2
     

     
    D13 motor and quite powerful but requires a new chassis as the original one has worn out.
     
    and as a comparison the Bachmann version
     

  7. Barry O
    Next up - a D10 and a D11
     

     
    The D10 is Mike Edges build of a Judith Edge kit and the D11 is a Bachmann Director with added brass splasher beading...
     
    Some close ups... first the D10
     

     
    and a burnt smokebox door..
     

     
    and now the Bachmann D11
     

     
    and its a got a bit more grot on the smokebox
     

  8. Barry O

    A Hunslet!

    By Barry O,

    A day off from my umpiring duties means that I have time to do some weathering.
     
    This is a Commission and is a Judith Edge 50T Hunslet built and painted by Mike Edge.
     
    Here it is clean:
     

     
    and then weathered...
     

     
    Notice the diesel stains around the diesel level indicator....
     
    more wagons to come.....
     
     
    Enjoy!
  9. Barry O

    Ex Lancs and Yorks locos

    By Barry O,

    and for some more of my fathers plasticard locos - three ex L&Y locomotives.
     
    First up a highflyer - this uses original Sharman wheels
     

     
    and next up. An ex L& Y 0-8-0
     

     
    this has a Ks' HP2M motor and K's wheels
     

     
    and finally for now a 2-4-2T - which is showing its age and some plastic warping
  10. Barry O
    Finished my last two Duchesses for this week.
     
    First up a blue nameplated Princess Alice. - the blue background is due to it being a Polmadie locomotive.
     

     
    and then a nice Maroon Duchess with some added patches as per a lovely colour photograph I have of a maroon Duchess..
     

     
    and a quick pic of the two side by side - my apologies but I haven't (yet) got any EM track to stand them on.
     

  11. Barry O

    Some curiosities.....

    By Barry O,

    For some reason I have ended up with two directors' saloons and their locos - neither of which I can really make use of!
     
    First Up an M&L LNWR Cornwall and Saloon.

     
    hand lined (I must be mad!!) I built the saloon, my late father the loco - and this has visited many, many layouts over the years.
     
    And now a NER Class A - scratchbuilt by father, painted by me..

     
    and then a D &S Inspection Saloon painted and lined by me with some Steve Barnfield transfers..
     

     
    last seen on Gresley Beat at Preston Show..
     
    enjoy!!
  12. Barry O
    Three ex LMS Express Passenger Engines. All built and painted by Graham Varley. They are EM, have Ultrascale wheels and are from kits.
     
    The two Duchesses are from DJH kits and have Digitrains sound on Zimo 648 chips fitted by me before weathering them
     
    First up City of Lichfield
     

     
    and Duchess of Sutherland
     

     
    and a non sound fitted one - Rebuilt Scot Gordon Highlander from a Comet kit
     

     
    Baz
  13. Barry O
    Well in between umpiring I have finally managed to do some more weathering. At the moment this has been confined to a coach and some wagons.
     
    The coach is a Hornby Hawksworth in Blood and Custard. I am not sure how accurate these are but they are very nice models..
     

     
    and of the wagons well, yet another Murgatroyd's Tanker has been weathered (and the next one has just arrived)..
     

     
    and I have been busy re-weathering a pair of Dapol Private owner rectangular tank wagons..
     

     
    Hope these are OK
  14. Barry O

    Tank Wagons

    By Barry O,

    I am part way through weathering some of my own tank wagons - an Airfix Class B and a Mainline 14t Class B
     
    Here they are together before weathering:

     
    unlike Mike Delamar I haven't changed the walkways or ladders on the Airfix kit and I forgot to paint over the restraining bars on the Mainline vehicle - I will come back to that in a later blog.
     
    So a general wash of ink and water followed by powder - then running wet ink down from the filler and adding dry powder to this results in:
     

     
    Class B Tank ( note how the old AIrfix decals show up on the side of the tank)
     
    and
     

     
    - notice the shiny metalwork - will go back now and sort that out...
     
    enjoy
  15. Barry O

    The odd ex LMS Engine..

    By Barry O,

    For some reason I have ended up with a few ex LMS engines
     
    first up
     
    a Crab... Wills kit built by Nicktoix, chassis by Mike Edge
     

     
    next up a Model Loco Black 5 with a Portescap motor bought second hand..
     

     
    and as way of comparison a Hornby Black 5. Tim Easter started the mods to this at BRM Doncaster this year and I have just finished it
     

     
    and as another comparison on of my Ks Black 5s - built by my father painted and lined by me
     

  16. Barry O

    A Stanier 8F

    By Barry O,

    So I have been busy with decorating but found time to weather this 8F for a client.
     
    It is a DJH kit in EM
     

     
    Stanier tenders accumulated grot along the top edge (where the grease etc from the chimney and the coal from being coaled met..
     

     
    The locomotive running gear (rods etc did pick up some nasty dirt on top of their grease and oil..
     

    I hope this gives a good impression of what it looked like
  17. Barry O
    I have recently been busy with Murgatroyd tankers - but have had the opportunity to weather an EM Gauge Duchess. This is in one of the two types of BR Lined Maroon - and, as it happens, the owner is not over keen on that livery so..
     
    a clean loco
     

     
    and, after and application of inks and powders
     

     
    and for some close ups...
     
    running gear (powder applied while ink is wet)
     

     
    and some dirt build up around the lower edges of the firebox/footplate "joint"
     

     
    and some bits of the tender - water filler area first
     

     
    and a side on of the tender itself - not the build up of dirt along the tender top and also at the joint between the underframe and the tender body..
     

     
    enjoy!
  18. Barry O
    I have never done "before and after shots of locos I have weathered - but I am impressed by Davey4270's shots of the O gauge Wagons I have weathered for him.
    So having received a number of locos from Mike Edge to weather here are some before shots - I will add the weathered versions over the coming days. First up a Jubilee by Mike - all I can say is what a beauty!
     

     
    and now a weathered one..
     

     
    next a Duchess - Princess Alice complete with Scottish Region nameplate..
     

     
    and City of Hereford
     

     
    and a dirty version
     

     
    and finally a red one ( my favourite Duchess colour)..Duchess of Gloucester
     

     
    and some North Eastern region interlopers..Sayajirao
     

     
    and a shot of the same loco dirty
     

     
    and finally Saint Johnstoun
     

     
    and now dirty

     
    all locos copyright MD Edge 2013, weathering and photos B Oliver 2013
     
    Off to do some weathering... two more duchesses still to weather..
  19. Barry O
    Lots of visitors to the demo stand at Warley where quite a few RMwebbers (and others) had a go.
    Had a varied assortment of commissions to do over the last week or two (and 6 more Conflat As still to weather).
    First up a Lima "Compressor Van"

    This has been fitted with Comet LMS bogies and is in EM. Its a vehicle Lima must have seen on Paul Bartletts brilliant Photo records.
    some coke hoppers - all £H Kit built and very fragile - 8 shown on this shot, 12 in total

    These are the same as the ones Hornby have just announced. All are in Em and have had the chassis strengthened with araldite (before they arrived with me) to try and keep them in one piece. Several have been modified to get them square but they are very light.
    and a breakdown train - no room to get a shot of everything in one go but..

    Hornby Dublo model modfied to run on EM track and reworked to remove the operating handles and string (chain used to replace the string) by Mike Edge
    and

    A Hornby man riding coach (regauged and new couplings fitted by Mike Edge) and a Ratio ex LNWR coach built and modified by me - again in EM
    I have lost the shots of the water tanker and van to go with these - will try and add them later
  20. Barry O
    Just starting to re-work some of my weathered stock as well as finally photographing some weathered stock
     
    First up a Millhome B5 built by late father
     

     
    this will be reworked this week.
     
    Next a Hornby Stanier 2-6-4T - about to be re-wheeled with Alan Gibson wheels
     

     
    and finally a Chivers LNER Pigeon brake - somewhere I have a D&S one of these which needs weathering...
     

  21. Barry O
    As some of you may have observed I have steam locos (and stock ) from the ex LMS, Ex BR Standards, and ex LNER..
     
    This is due to the fact that my late father and I had slightly different views of the railway world (strangely enough he was very biased towards the LMS despite living in the North East. Despite this he did build a lot of ex LNER engines for me to paint and line...
     
    as in
     

    an ABS L1 - it weighs a ton, uses Romford wheels and a D13 motor and gearbox - and seems to have more grunt than the Hornby offering.
     
    Nest up - one from me a Little Engines A7 - and I will be the first to admit it doesn't really like corners...
     

     
    It also has a D13 and Romford wheels.
     
    and two further ex NER tanks engines
     

     
    first up a Nucast G5. Romford wheels, MW005 motor and it weighs a ton without any ballast. Strange that they are building a 12" to the foot one of these...
     
    and finally for now - one of Newcastle's J72s - in lined Apple Green complete with NER crests...
     

    a Ks kit, with Ks wheels and a Ks motor - and it does work.....
  22. Barry O

    AC Electrics

    By Barry O,

    At one time Leeds MRS set off to build a model of Hartford Junction on the WCML (for various reasons it was never finished) . As part of this I started to gather together some AC Electrics - all painted Electric Blue.
     
    First up a Hornby bodyshelled AL1 (or 81)
     

     
    New pantograph, modified bogies and added numbers/crests
     
    and a Hornby AL6 (class 86)
     

     
    repainted , new pantograph, modified bogies and Jackson Evans crests and numerals.
     
    I also have a AL5 (Bachmann) but no layout to run it on.
     
    Barry O
  23. Barry O
    With Nu-Cast originating in my home village it would seem sensible ( at the time) to build some of their offerings.
     
    First up a Q6.
     

    my second kit built loco - MW005 motor, Ks wheels and still going strong... just ready for a rebuild and repaint/weather.
     
    The next is a V2 built by my father and painted/lined by me.
     
    This has been used on Herculaneum Dock but really needs a replacement chassis in place of the big lump of white metal it has now

     
    Why Durham School? Well, I played rugby against Durham School every year for 7 years and walked under the nameplate every time we played there!
     
    And finally for now - something of an oddity - but not for much longer a Ks P2. Still got a HP2M motor and Ks wheels.
     

     
    enjoy!
  24. Barry O
    I am busy photographing all of my stock for insurance purposes. This blog will make use of these photos - together with some notes on construction and I hope people can get involved with it.
     
    First up ex Great Central Locomotives - the scratch/kit built ones are my late fathers' work. I have posted the odd picture of some of these in the recent past with some interest. So lets begin with a Tank Locomotive - a Q1 O-8-0T.
     

     
    This was scratchbuilt in Brass , suing Millhome castings, Ks wheels and a Triang X04 motor. Surprisingly this loco works very well and I must go back a weather the motion.
     
    Next up a ex GC L1 2-6-4T - a Zeppelin!
     

     
    This is in brass - uses Romford drivers a D13 motor connected to an Anchorage gear box
     
    and finally for tonight an N5.
     

     
    this is barss with Millhome fittings, an X04 type motor and Romford wheels
     
    more to come
  25. Barry O

    Narrow Gauge Coal!

    By Barry O,

    Step forward some ex Dorset Kits On3 East Broad Top coal hoppers
     
    - first up a "clean" view,:
     

     
    and now - after applying some watered down black ink and adding black powder once the ink i sdried
     

     
    The ends are interesting as getting in to weather them (despite being lot bigger than my HO ones) is not easy..
     
     
    and a close up of part of the doors and sides

     
     
    and a quick look inside the hopper
     

     
    no good colour photos for the internals so I hope they look like UK hopper wagon internals...so if anyone has any please can I see them??
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