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  1. Sylvian Tennant
    I thought I should show you what I have been up to recently.
     

     
    Next on the workbench have seen a rake of box vans plus an old Bachmann(mainline) Brake Van which was a good little miodel but very much lacking by todays standard.
     

     

     
    so some under frame details have been added along with lamp brackets and brass handrails.
     

     
    I've also been extending some kit built wagons to add a bit of veriaty to the brood. There are some parkie Palvans as well as a parkie shock wagon andtheir 12t NE van.
     

     

     
    Finally I've had a devle into soldering and whitemetal (terrifying beyond all belief!) and this was the initial outcome until a rather daft mishapo with white primer forced a stress rant and a current rebuild
     

     

     

     
    Please let me know what you think chaps
  2. Sylvian Tennant
    I've been away for a while, mainly due to personal tribulations, moving house, finishing uni for the year and trying to find a job to maintain our overheads. However this has not entirely stopped me from modelling when we finally managed to settle down. I now have a room all to myself to model and a garden (of which you may soon see some railway related activity once finances and time improve).
     
    I last left you with my updating of some Hornby Railway Gresley stock. I finally managed get to a position where they are beginning to come together.
     

     

     
    The technique I have follow mainly can be found here and in my eyes looks near perfect for what I want as a teak finish. The transfers are HMRS and are meant to represent them in the early to mid fifties when the original liveries were mingling with the newer blood and custard.
     
    These coaches were inspired by an image I have of a D49 on a local train not to far from where I live. It was taken in 1954 and shows two coaches in teak and two in crimson and cream which seems perfect for a local train being pulled by a 4MT or V1/3.
     
    They are defiantly not perfect, the lining on the Crimson stock is not the best and maybe a little too high to be deemed "proper" and the guards handrails on the brake coaches leave a lot to be desired however, I'll live with that.
     

     

     
    The under frames with painting with a mix of under frame grime and roof dirt from Railmatch - a 2:1 mix in favour of the roof dirt. and the roofs were giving a similar undercoat of the mix but with a bigger ratio of roof dirt (5:1 this time)
     
    The under frame sides for the teak stock where given a Humbrol 62 & 70 equal mix.
     
    The interior were painted Railmatch teak (ironically) and washed down with Humbrol 98 which was wiped away. The seat where Vajello red and blue (I can't remember which but any of the more vibrant ones should be okay) the pictures and mirrors was just a silver and white gel pen which won't look to out of place once installed properly.
     

    Next up - to weather them and hope some of the little niggles blend in and finish the roofs. hopefully by the next post they've finished with glazing, corridors and passengers.
  3. Sylvian Tennant
    Oh here are some of the tanker mods I made. I used a dark plastic one for clarity.
     

     

     

     
    Some bracing on the supports made from plastic strip, brake connections made from micro strip (found out that this melts which is good… but just be careful with it!) Some brake show retaining rods made from 020†brass rod and bracings made from staples drilled through the top of the chassis which will be hidden by the tank. About it really. Maybe need some new wheels and more weight but they can be done eventually.
     
    Thank you
     
     
  4. Sylvian Tennant
    I've updated my blog, ready to annoy the world! and here's the jist of what I've been doing this past week... nothing too concentrated but alot of progress.
     
    http://sylviantennantmodelling.wordpress.com/
     
    Well my pugbash is coming along quite nicely.
     
    I last left off at the body work and now she is all black
     
    Here though you can see the main sub-assemblies in this terrible picture I took.
     

     
    Anyway... here's the latest. There a big bits missing which will be painted over eventually when she is touched up. The buffer beams are to be the obligatory red and certain parts with be repainted black.
     

     

     
    Also I've been working on my 16mm tram loco and so far have gotten the chassis painted black and the moving bits primed for painting... you guessed it, red.
     

     

     

     
    I've totally wired it up too using some pretty wires
     
    I've also been fixing my Q1's lubricator as I snagged it about 2 years ago!
     

     

     
    and finally I got this in the post!
     

     
    for my Five79 Joffre kit.. more on that later!
  5. Sylvian Tennant
    So a friend of mine saw my work and though, "By jove that's good" I don't know why though, I always seem to find something I could have done better. Well anyway a brief conversation ensued followed by delivery of the package.
     
    The package turned out to be a second hand Wachy Bachy 87xx Pannier in post war GWR livery. The task was To give it a worked in look ,noot too dirty but must have looked like an engine in use. So I set about ruining his poor model.
     
    Here are the results.
     

     

     

     

     

     

     
    All the work was done using Humbrol paints, metalcote and gloss cote. I've described bits elsewhere in my other blog so I'd be generally going over what I've done before. Only I've given the engine a novie fireman who needs to learn how to use a water crane!
     
    Unfortunatly I didn't take a photograph of the represenation of the inner frame which I had painted red (humbrol 60) and washed with black & leather mixed together.
     
    The fireirons (which you can get for tank engines...and I didn;t use in my wisdom!) are from springside (and provided by the client) and painted the leather and black mix followed by a dabing of almost driend leather from a cotton bud. Wooden bits such as handles and most of the broom are painted revell 87 (I tell a lie I used a revell painted too!) and washed in the said mix. the cab wasn't provided nor was a crew but the client knows best.
     
    If you have any specific questions please don't hestate to ask.
     
    Now back to job searching
  6. Sylvian Tennant
    Well, I've managed to sort out my issues with the white metal kit.
     
    Also contacted Mr Alexander (twice as I relaised there were a few more bits missi9ng I hadn't noticed before) and on both occasions he was very helpful and issued the missing parts.
     
    Top service
     

     

     
    Anyway, I have rectified the wonky issue by filling at the axel holes and had a bit of a struggle desopldering and fettling the offensive part but it is not visably noticable now. Also I'm umming and arrhing to use some Bachmann tender wheels or the ones I was supplied with. The main reason being I don't think J39's had spoke wheels.
     
    Anyway
     
    So far I have filled in some noticle imperfections with the castings and sanded them down
     

     
    and now I have added some of the brass bits such as tender steps, handrail knobs and brake standards etc etc.
     

     

     
    I will add some hand rails later and then it should be ready for priming. I'm going to leave the buffers, air reserviour tanks and the tool/store boxes until at least the model is painted/weathered.
     

  7. Sylvian Tennant

    WD-40

    By Sylvian Tennant,

    Well I'm back again
     
    This time I have this wonderful Bachmann WD limited Edition based on the one at the KWVR.
     

     
    I have to make sure I do treat this one with the respect it deserve, no unecessary...
     

     
    OH MY GOD WHAT HAVE YOU DONE!
     
    Yeah, I didn't want a KWVR loco! I'm doing North Eastern Locos! This loco will eventually be Stockton Based 90155.
     

     
    I have so far carried out the following. Replacment smoke box darts.
     
    Lubricators piping and water feed piping from 5 amp and 15 amp wire respectively
     
    A new front coupling loop from brass wire.
     
    A whistle from 15 amp fuse wire crimped gently to represently the pipe and whistle (strangely missing from this model)
     

     
    I cut away the front coupling mount and replaced with some plastic card to represent the basic design of this truck.
     
    Fire Iron store on the tender (also strangely missing from this model)
     
    I have also given that gap between the loco and tender a fall plate and added cab doors which allow the loco to round 2nd radius curves. As with the nature of these locos I have added one of the cab side doors in an neglected open position.
     
    Anway... more progress to follow soon!
  8. Sylvian Tennant
    yes, off to a flying start with some actual non-practise weather.
     
    Originally, I was going to do a detailed step by step account of what I've built and how I've done it. However, I have since changed my mind. Instead, I will write about how I've done stuff but at certain stanges, such as starting, built, modifications, painting and weather. But that will come later. At the current time, I have just finished a small rake of Parkside 13t hi-bar wagons, all the the trafers were modelmasters and the paints being humbrol & tamiya. Tamiya was used only for two of the interiors of the wagons.
     

     

     

     

     
    Oh, alos, you can see there is no "High-bar" wording on them... mainly due to there being none on the transfer sheet and I couldn't be bothered to hunt around to find some.
     
     
    Next up is a Bachmann WR 12t vent van, weather entirely with humbrol paints.
     

     

     

     
    As you can see, I have included an indentical wagon in the rake to show the comparison between a weathered example and one straight from the box.
     
    Finally there is a modified Dapol/Airfix brake van, again I will write an article on how I did it but here is the finisehd result. This was painted and weathered entierly with humbrol products.
     

     

     

     
    Anyway, there's ya lot... I'm off to celebrate my 1st anniversary with my girlfriend please be kind with the feedback...or at least constructive. I hate people who try to belittle.
     
     
  9. Sylvian Tennant
    A commission I did about a year ago for a lady's son. He wanted the LT 150 Prairie tank but with "Metropolitan 1" on the tanks instead. It was a bit of a ###### to finish off (possibly due to bad planning on my part) but the results speak for themselves .
     
    This is the overall process in pictures.
     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     
    It was a bit of a ###### to finish off (possibly due to bad planning on my part) but the results speak for themselves .
  10. Sylvian Tennant
    Merry Christmas folks.
     
    Just an update to show my new complete sulphate train.
     
    I honestly don't know how accurate it is so I suspect it's not that accurate but reference pictures were a nightmare to find... or non-existent. So I did my best anyway.
     

     

     

     
    Nothing is perfectly but for the moment, I'm happy with the outcome.
     
    For a more indepth look, along with extra added frustrations on life... please follow the link http://sylviantennant.blogspot.co.uk/
  11. Sylvian Tennant
    I was given these little Hornby fellows by a friend to paint up, I think one set is for his "Black Prince" or "Cock of the North" 9F (I can't remember which!) and the chaps in green at the front (which isn't that prevalent because my of cr*ppy camera phone)for his GWR project, which I can only describe as a bit of a beast.
     

     

     
    I also gave a quick slap up of the accessories he gave me too.
     
    Next up, my other rates rather knackered Bachmann 08, but firstly, I want to get my Q6 chassis motorised and working before I crack on with that.
  12. Sylvian Tennant

    Commission 3

    By Sylvian Tennant,

    Well, I won't go over the details of what I've done but I seem to have left a happy customer again.
     
    It's another Pannier tank (quite enjoyable to weather really )
     
    Basically, it's all be painted using humbrol and some revell paints, I've added and repaired some detail such as missing brake rodding, some missing handrails, lamps irons and that. Individual touches using springside lamps & tank engine fire irons.
     
    The ash at the front of the engine looks a little too sharp but I think it was the light playing tricks with the camera as it's much subtler than what you can see.
     

     
    This is how it looks beforehand!
     
    then after...
     

     

     

     

     

     

     
    Please, let me know how know what you think of it.
     
    Unfortunatly as I've start full time work, I'm not doing as much commission work as I originally planned as time with my partner and other hobbies is restricting time for my own train stuff let alone my customers/friends stuff. However I shall be doing bits from time to time.
  13. Sylvian Tennant
    Okay... so it isn't, what you gonna do?
     
    Recently, I've been a bit inundated with railway modelling which is good, but I felt the need to do something else. Hence I remember as a student I bought a shed load of kits which I had left in the loft! Unfortunatly some of them (although unbuilt) and lost some parts which is a shame as I'd really like to do them. You never know... one day I might get the bits to finish a few off.
     
    Anyway back in the saddle I felt I should have a crack at one of my favourite aeroplanes of all time from one of my favourite kit manufactuers of all time, in one of my favourite scales of all time. The Airfix, 1/72nd scale, Hawker Hurricane Mk1
     
    The kit itself is very simple and rather enjoyable to build. I would suggest to anyone taking a first time crack at an aeroplane kit take a seriously look at getting this or their spitfire kit.
     
    I tend to not like using alot of after market stuff and refrained to keep near enough all of the kit together.
     

     
    I also want the control surface to repositions which involved alot of scoring along the think (but easy to cut through) plastic
     
    I crafted a simple interior from plasticard, rod and strip and painted it up.
     

     

     
    The flaps were given plastic strip ribs and painte dinterior green like the cockpit.
     
    Putting the model together revealed some areas to been filled with miliput which wasn't too hard a task.
     

     

     

     
    The propeller and undercarriage were painted and assembled next.
     

     
    Unfortunatly when I came to sanding it down I lost some of the detail with it being raised (I wasn't too bothered by this detail error, unlike other modellers) but overall it wasn't a big issue.
     

     
    I love the Black/Sky undersurfaces which was surprisingly easy to do as well with the help of tamiya masking tape. The paint job all around wasn't too great but I'm not planning to take it to a show... this was followed by the camouflage upper surfaces.
     

     

     

     

     
    I hand painted the cockpit (removing stray paint with a cocktail stick once dry and added the kits decals (which aren't great but will do)
     
    I drew the panel lines on with a pencil and I painted used ammo ports
     

     

     

     
    after this I varnished the model before they the ports dried with actually worked out because the streaking added to the weathering.
     

     

     
    The whole thing was finally put assembled before weathering which included dry brushing dark stains around the exhaust, gun barrels and radiator. Finally silver paint chips were applied with a cocktail stick.
     

     

     
    Nearly all the paints I used were hunbrol and so far, I'm quite happy with it... train stuff will follow soon
  14. Sylvian Tennant
    Well so far, I now have three wagons for my 16mm scale project. All in mostly finished condition.
     
    The models were primed with some not to be use wilkos cheap primer. The several coats of humbrol borwn and grey followed by a coat of ronseal satin varnish!
     

     

     

     
    The lettering was done with a white gen pen with the larger lettering finished off with revell matt white.
     
    The tarpaulin is baking foil which will be painted, possibly green or matty black.
     
    Most of the descriptive weathering is mentioned on my blog. But mainly finished off with tamyia NATO black and flat brown with some humbrol leather and metalcote drybrushed on the metal work.
     

     

     
    As it stands the live steam stuff is a bit of a learning curve but if you're willing to invest in the patience and treat any errors with a degree of respect, as well as your locomotive then you are onto a real winner, this is something much different from the Hornby and Bachmann models. Of whom I still love dearly, but unlike them with their artistic temperament towards reality. This is already the real thing, I don't need to justify the teddy bear in the cab or the chuck appearence of the loco or track... because I'm dealing with a real steam locomotive which is oily and damp and hot.
     

     

     
    Anyway enjoy.
  15. Sylvian Tennant
    There were a few things I forgot to post a while back that I had done for other people so I'm hoping to catch up on this.
     
    Recently I was given a Class 08 (well I say recently I must have had it for the best part of a year). It was in a slight state of disrepair and had been bought second hand. I was told to replace the ladders and front steps as they had either been broken or broken off. there wa also a missing sandbox which needed replacing.
     

     

     

     
    All that finally required was to weather and I was specifically told to not over weather... make it look new but used.
     
    The customer is a regular of mine and is pretty much always pleased with any i do. Though I feel a little awkward about receiving too much praise.
  16. Sylvian Tennant

    COMPLETION!

    By Sylvian Tennant,

    There it is!
     

     
    I completed J39! Fully tendered, weathered, watered and crewed!
     

     
    The fire irons are from Springside and coal lovelingly given from City of Truro (omg not a western engine!) and the foremans coat was made in the same way as the weather sheet (some greaseproof tissue paper, crumpled three times and soaked in water/pva for a day.
     

     
    Weathered was achieved via the same methods as perviously mentioned.
     
    The weather sheet above the cab was initally painted Tamiya nato black then some dry brushing of humbrol matt black and metalcote gunmetal helped to add depth.
     

     
    The fireman and driver are now in position. The driver keeps control of the loco, hoping the fireman closes the cab door, looks on as the fireman has removed his coat whilst he prepares to readjust his gloves.
     
    The crew were primed with halfords and painted with some cheap acrylic paints obtained from The Works (or any good art shop)
     
    "CLOSE THAT ******* DOOR!" He impatiently reacts.
     
    Hopefully, you'll be able to see this loco on our exhitibtion layout "Hartburn Junction" in 2014
     
    for mor einformation please do visit the S&DMRC website at http://www.stocktonmrc.co.uk/
     

  17. Sylvian Tennant
    I hate Cold of Death, it's so small yet so, so unbearable... meh!
     
    I've managed to pretty much finish my lower body for my 16mm scale tram loco, only the floor planking is left to do which is currently drying off.
     
     
    I'll need to cut into the planking for locating the speed controller and battery pack but all is done pretty much
     
    The side skirts are 020" plastic card, with foot holes and panels cut out. Strengthened with mahogany and removable plywood panels added for access and to give the option of seeing the motion.
     

     

     

     
    The cowcatchers (another b*****y nightmare!) were given a playwood base with plastic strip and brass making up the corner bars.
     

     
    the vacuum pipe (a very sophisticated railway) is just some plastic pipe with copper wound around it.
     

     
    I added a pouty out buffer beam as per the loosely based prototype and the rivets (70 in total) are peco track pins cut to length and fitted into drilled holes.
     

     
    All of this and other inane bits of my life are descried in great detail on my blog http://sylviantennantmodelling.wordpress.com/2013/03/18/death-is-a-runny-nose/
     

  18. Sylvian Tennant
    So here I am again… writing a new blog, thinking of things to say about what I’ve done. At the moment I totally shattered from work. But I felt as though I should share with you that I’ve finished two of the train I’m planning to exhibit on our club layout “Hartburn Junctionâ€.
     
    Unfortunately I forgot to take a picture of the full rakes… d’oh!
    Anyway I’ll start with the coal train. As you may remember they were made up of a variety of models both RTR and kits. I’ve finally added coal and given them a brake van.
     
    First off I’ll mention the fitted one. I’ve added brass tie bars to some of them and guitar strings to represent piping. These two were pretty much straight out of the box Bachmann save the aforementioned improvements. Followed by some weathering.
     

     
    Next I bought some unboxed Bachmann “MCOâ€s from the digital starter set. Removing all of the lettering and repainting with Halfords primer and humbrol “bauxite†type paints.
     

     
    I wanted a tatty rake of wagons so I bought some seven plankers both PO and BR.
     

     
    Some unfitted Bachmann 16 tonners again straight from the box pretty much save the obligatory weathering and coal.
     

     
    This was another standard Bachmann wagon but was stripped of all writing, repainted and weathered.
     

     
    These wagons are Parkside Dundas models.
     

     
    Finally a Dapol kit, I’m not too happy with the end result but running with the other it doesn’t look too bad.
     

     
    Finally the brake van I tend to run them with. A standard Wachy Bachy model weathered and one coupling removed from one side along with tail lamps.
     

     
    Next up is the bolster rake
    I have used again a mixture of kits and Bachmann models. These two are your pretty standard Bachmann bolsters. Weathered.
     

     
    These were again Bachmann but I wanted to add something different so I turned them into BR made example with higher bolsters and BR brake gear (A nightmare to maintain!)
     

     

     
    These two littlums are parkside dundas 21t bolsters. General built straight out of the box save for the brake loops built from staples.
     

     
    I have also built two NER quads. Most had probably been scrapped by the period we’ve aimed for but they give a nice uniform individuality. I must thank Wordsell Forever for supplying new bogie after I had got into a bit of a radge and broke the original two. At first I didn’t think they would fit but they work a treat and again add a slightly unique flavour to these models.
     

     

     
    Finally a BR(M) brake van. This was a Hornby model. With brass hand rails, a ballast box added to the underframes and a full repaint. The same coupling & lamps treatment as before.
     

     
    Oh, and before I go, there is a couple of new members to the Area 51 family. I’m going to really p*** the collectors off updating her (where ever possible) and weathering her.
     

     
    I have no name for her yet but I am going to base her on a Stockton WD, 90155 heads the ideas list. Here she is with 43073.
     

     
    Cya all later folks.
     
    For more information on our club exhibition layout currently bring worked upon, hopefully to be complete in 2013/14, please visit http://www.stocktonmrc.co.uk/
     

  19. Sylvian Tennant

    Ex-NER brake van

    By Sylvian Tennant,

    Hello, I'm back for a little while before disappearing again like an elusive ghost in the night.
     
    At the moment I'm working on my sulphate train which will include an ex-LNER brake van bringing up the rear. The brake van is made up of a Dapol kit which is being extensively modified to take up it's representation. So far the chassis is night on complete and just requires the body to complete (well almost, we still need to paint it and number it and weather it).
     
    Any so here he it is.
     

     

     
    I'm hooping to have the full train complete in the very near future but not guarantee can be made on that.
     
    Anyway, I have a new blog which details the process a little bit more. Please take a peek... http://sylviantennant.blogspot.co.uk/2013/10/a-goods-train-goods-train-goods-train.html
     
    Warning, contains strong Language and abrasive humour.
     
    Night night folks.
  20. Sylvian Tennant
    Hello hello hello
     
    I'm sort of back, kind of. I've been quite busy of late with a study that is going mental with stuff, a uni course who over aches my head and a girlfriend who is now a fiancée. Mental.
     
    But I still have time to model which is good.
     
    So here they are, first up is my beloved Q6 which I finished on Friday. Unfortunately the light in the pictures is a bit pants but I wanted to add something a bit different from the usual mucky engines. So, I painted the bottom half of the smoke as a "patch up job" even else is pretty much filth and I've even added the fireman having a tab as he looks out between shovel fulls
     

     

     

     
    ?Next up (and finished the same time) is my slightly battered WD which I now think looks a much more professional looking model that in it's previous guise. Again, I'm slightly bored of completely filthy WD look now so (along with my other WD with it's clean buffer) I want to add a clean or repaired bit ever WD I work on. This time, it was the smoke box which has seemingly went under repair and repaint in comparison to the rest of it. Obviously it was be unrealistic to just lap paint and be done with it so I, washed humbrol 62 & 33 over the smokebox. I then dusted the top of it and steam pipe with Humbrol 27004, 62 and 64 and using a white colouring pencil added stream down the door. Finally some umbral 64 was dribbled at the bottom of the smokebox front.
     

     

     

     
    ?Both engine have couplings with work with your typical mention locks and (hopefully) D&G couplings which our club use for shunting.
     
    Till next time my dear fellows.
     
     
    I hope you like, I like.
  21. Sylvian Tennant
    Okay so far I have come to a point where I would consider the tender almost finished.
    Here are a few shots, I've started work on the actual locomtive now but as ever, the work will be a little lengthy due to other commitments, however here are some pictures.
    It was sprayed with Halfords matt black with several coats of humbrol 60 for the, brake handles buffers and buffer beam painted on by hand. Transfers by HMRS and varnished using humbrol 49.
     

     

     

     
    Hopefully the weathering will hide the dodgy varnish finish!
  22. Sylvian Tennant
    Just a quickie to say I've started cracking on with a couple of new projects. This year will mainly be tank engines as I have none updated so far and since finished the Gresley coaches I may need venture into other projects for the variety. Currently in the works are a G5, which I think is Nucast originally. Built by a member of my old club and handed to me as some sort of sixth hand gift.
     

     
    TBH the original motor was a Triang X04 motor which I think has seen it's best days. So I'm going to open out the chassis and try and a fit a high level gear box with Mashima motor. I also need some new wheels as the original ones were for a live chassis operation - I have been told this this is a simpler operation than the wiper pick-ups but i'm not buying that!
     

    Next up is a Gresley V1/3 (I don't know which!) which is the old Bachmann model - this is just a simple update to compliment the Gresley coaches I've built.
     

     
    Later on there will be a Ivatt 2MT Tank and a Thompson K1 (not a tank engine and somehow I've rejected the idea of the Hornby one and decided to build me own!)
  23. Sylvian Tennant
    Hello again
     
    I'm doing on a bus, which is a first. Just another completed Mucky Duck. Complete a with a clean (ish) smoke box and another fireman having a sneaky tab.
     

     

     

     
     
    I might have to introduce a workplace ban on this from now on as I run the risk of it becoming Samey, the same with the clean smoke boxes
     
    Anyway here's 43054 (a Saltburn engine) either her Teesside based sisters.
     

  24. Sylvian Tennant
    It's just finishing on Film 4 now.
     
    But that's not important...
     
    What is is the progress on my Sulphate train.
     
    The Brake van is almost complete. Only the glazing and some weathering to do.
     

     

     
    It's not turned out too bad really...
     
    Also, I've come a long way with the sulphate wagons, where the progress so far with them all.
     

     
    The decal have been added and under frame has been painted with the planking highlighted with various shades of grey and grey/brown to represent replacement and weather planks. I'm hoping this tones down when weathered
     
    For more information please go to http://sylviantennant.blogspot.co.uk/
     
    WARNING: contains strong language and a fascination of Doctor Who.
  25. Sylvian Tennant
    Okay I'll refrain form silly titles... nah I'll continue really.
     
    Anyway, my little stint weathering my friends pannier got me in the modelling mood again. So, rather than sitting there idle dreaming about my modelling future. I did something. And here's the result.
     
    I'm planning four different types of block freigt trains for possible future use on my clubs layout. An oil trian, coal train, van train and finally a bolster train. As with most of BR steam era trains, despite being a block working wagons were always different, this I aim to represent by building kits & modifying rtr. Which I have done here. A Bogie Bolster C from good ole Wachy Bachy, modified to be a BR built example.
     

     

     

     
    You can see the full difference between the un-modified one and the new and "improved one"
     

     
    The photo explain themselves about the modifications I did. But I used different bits, stipes and rods of plasticard and rearraging the v hangers and original braking gear. If you have any more specific questions please don't hesitate to ask.
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