This loco is a model made by Bachmann Brass about 10 years ago. When I purchased it about three years ago, it was in unnumbered and unlined condition in base LNER livery. I had to repaint it in BR Standard Loco Green livery, line and number it. I chose 60938 a Loco that was based at March 31B in the late 50’s and early 60’s.

This is a Loco I purchased about three years ago. It was mostly finished but needed a few tweaks. The main problem was that it was painted in LNER Lined Green and I do not Model LNER! About three weeks ago I decided to strip the green paint and completely re-finish the Loco.

I have finished it as a Lowestoft Loco No 67214 as running in the mid 1950’s, just before withdrawal in 1958. This loco runs very well and will be lightly weathered at a later date.

This is a renumber, rename and re-logo job for my mate Mike. I think Mike has had the Loco for some time and he was researching an ideal identity for it based on the different quirks of the B17 build and/or works changes. I had to change the BR Logos as one was facing the wrong way and then number and name the Loco. The Loco in the late 50’s was based at 31B March Shed and carries this shed plate on the smokebox door.

The Makers Plates beneath the Nameplate still need to be ordered as Mike feels the ones he has purchased could be wrong. I also need to paint the safety valves and whistle a brass colour, it was a bit of a rush to get the below photos between showers hence not quite finished on photos.

Here we have two recently purchased Dapol 08’s . Both have been renumbered and had the different Scottish Depot Logos added. The White Stag is the Inverness Logo and Leaping Salmon is Sheilds Road/Motherwell Logo. One has been left in ex works condition and the other has been given a light weathering/fade.

I have one or two little tweaks to do, but they almost finished.

Another recent purchase, a Class 60 in Construction Livery. This Loco is 60019 Wild Boar Fell. The transfers are Railtec and the plates are Protoneo. It will be weathered later.

This is the last of this batch of new Heljan 47’s. This time it is of 47573 in NSE Livery. I am still trying to obtain the nameplates but since the release of the 47’s some nameplates have become very rare.

This item is still to be weathered.

This is my 3rd Heljan Class 47 – 47482. After a lot of research I choose to do a Loco that was allocated to Inverness for a period in 1988. It received the Highland Stag Logo, but not snowploughs.

Weathering to follow.

Here is my second new Heljan Class 47. It is now numbered and awaiting weathering. Quite a few bits to glue back on, but nothing missing. It will be my 47 for my three mid 60’s running eras.

This is the first of my four Class 47’s from Heljan, Sadly they all came with bits missing or fallen off in the Box. I did however keep all of them as they were great runners and I could re-attach or fashion the missing bits.

I turned the Loco from a late 60’s machine into a late seventies Loco. I added Domino head code dots to the code panels, added the TOPS number I selected plus data and depot panels. I would like to upgrade the windscreen wipers from early to late if possible.

The transfers are all Railtec and Fox.

This is a Minerva Peckett that I purchased about three years ago for my then Industrial Layout NC&T. I have since sold that layout and was wondering what to do with the Loco. After a bit of research I found that the Swansea Harbour Trust used a Class E for Dock Shunting. This Loco was then taken over by the GWR and later by the BR(W) Region. The Minerva extras allow the Loco to be converted quite easily, so that’s what I did. The Loco will now run on my Mission Road Engine Shed with a few more BR(W) Locos I have purchased. I will weather it later.