Having already made this Loco in OO – it was always my ambition to do one in O Gauge. After selling most of my OO early Green Diesels and purchasing replacement O Gauge Locos it became a must for me.

I never wanted to pay a lot of money on a Loco to distress it the condition Departmentals were at the end of their lives. I guess I have been looking at Exhibitions and on Ebay for over five years and everything was way out of my max budget of approx £400. Well last week a ‘The Right Price Loco Co’ came up on Ebay, the starting price was £280 for this very average loco build, but it suited my purpose. At the end of the day I did not want to wait any longer for this project – so I bid and got it for just over my target price. It was duly delivered after three days, but although packaged well, it had shed several bits during transit and it had become very poor quality.

Strangely enough it was quite a good runner! Especially as when completed it will sit at the end of a carriage siding. Since its arrival I have fashioned some missing parts, re-attached the loose parts and added some detail items that probably were not included in the original kit.

I have now undercoated and top coated the Loco and tender, with lining next. Below are some photos of the Loco so far and the OO one I did before. The OO one will be available to purchase once I have finished the O Gauge one. It is suitable for 1964-67 in this condition in East Anglia, but not with other Steam as the region was dieselised by 1964.