Another recent purchase of one of my priority Locos that I wanted to obtain. This is another Loco at the right price – but in need of some restoration.

Thanks to the Post Office there are now a few more repairs needed, in spite of a very well packaged item from the seller.

Thankfully it is a great runner still, with a multi stage gearbox and a very good motor, even the paintwork is reasonably good, although the weathering is not of a great standard.

This Loco will be a medium term project along with the recently purchased V3.

I have recently purchased this loco for what I consider a good price. The loco runs perfectly and has a multi stage gearbox. I can only describe the paint work as a little tired, but it is a very well made loco. I am likely to touch up the paintwork, re-line and possibly re-number.

As numbered at present it is a North Eastern engine, but they were also allocated to the Scottish Region, I am also doing some research on the engines that came down to East Anglia in 1950-51, these were drafted in before the L1’s arrived in numbers.

It would be really great if I could find one that served in Anglia, Northeast and Scotland between 1950 and 1956.

Phew! that’s the last loco of my recent O Gauge weathering Session. This is completely out of the Box as it came already numbered – all my usual methods used – my next job will be helping someone with their layout – will give updates as it happens.

This was another out of the box plus numbering job, weathering was the usual airbrushing and dry brushing after the usual wash and wipe shadowing to create depth. It is important to get the shadowing, 50-50 matt black paint and thinners, into all crevasses.

This is a straight from the box plus numbering job – this is a medium weathering after a wash and wipe, air brushing and dry brushing.

Although I have said that I weathered this Loco, it was in fact a lot more than that. When I received this loco it was in a bit of a state! It was a very poor repaint, with ‘orange peel’ finish and poorly applied weathering powders. I do not think the shade of BR blue is quite right and looks to have been some sort of ‘faded blue’. The original colour was R/F Grey and some of this was still showing through! It was also numbered into the centre head code batch of Locos although it was a disc variety! There was a half hearted attempt to put on a orange cantrail stripe and some parts of the original black window surrounds were still present. Overall a real mess! I wish I had taken some before and after photos – but did not! Anyway below is what I have turned it into after nearly five hours work. It is now backdated to 1968-70 with the slightly faded paint and scuff marks being left.