Here are my recent purchases from Heljans new Class 73 range. So far this was only a detailing, numbering and naming exercise. They now join the long list of stock to be weathered.
Transfers are Railtec and the nameplates are from Protoneo.
Doing the last few Locos that need naming and/or numbering. The first one is Deltic number 55003 MELD in its final working condition. The nameplates are Fox and the transfers are Railtec. I need to source another set of windscreen wipers as this loco had two per window. I last saw this Loco at KX on the day John Lennon was killed.
Will be weathered in future – but it is at the back of a rather large queue.
Sadly not done any modelling during Xmas, but here are a couple I worked on prior to Xmas. They are from very diverse eras. Sadly I am so far behind with weathering, it will be many months before I can finish them properly.
Freightliner Class 08.
I purchased this loco from a box shifter for a bargain £150, it was an unnumbered Loco. I have now numbered it 08530, this Loco has spent some time in East Anglia. After research I found three photos of it working at Felixstowe. I have removed the vacuum pipes, added windscreen wipers as well as numbering.
BR(S) Class D 4-4-0
I purchased this Loco as part of a job lot about 2 years ago. After testing it, it was deemed a non runner. I then left if for nearly a year, when I had a conversation with my friend Ian (Trainman ) Hammond who said he would take a look at it for me. I know the regeneration had some twists and turns but in the end I was handed back a lovely running Loco. My thanks go to Ian for saving the day. I have since given it some cosmetic TLC and it now looks and runs great. It will now become part of my BR(S) Engine Shed layout.
Latest purchase is a J20 – this is kit built to a very good standard and only needs a few tweek’s and a better weathering job.
Just another quick photo session – this time with some of my own OO Locos.
Had a little photo session this afternoon using Ian’s Locos with some of my weathered coaches. Basically it shows a local passenger train coming in and taking water before running around and also a parcels train getting ready to depart.
I may have one more session before the layout goes, running some of my weathered locos etc, albeit from a different region.
As mentioned yesterday – I was going to weather the first of the locos and wagons for Bowford, well I did this today and the results are below. It is great when you put weathered items on a weathered layout – it all comes together for an overall picture.
Well, that’s it, I allowed myself five weeks from start to finish and I have taken one day over the allotted time. Having said the layout is finished, I still have two Locos and some wagons to weather, but they were not in the original plan.
The next job will be to move the layout to its new home with Ian T. and set it up, probably this week. It will then be back to weathering Locos only, although I have a OO layout to weather for another Mate, Ian H. and an O Gauge layout to help out with, this is making a concrete base at a cement factory, all the rest is already finished by my Mate Graham.
Busy day today – I have added all signalling, point levers, yard crane, loading gauge and water column. this leaves just Yard Lamps and Station lamps which I am waiting for delivery. Vehicles and People are in the hands of Ian, I believe they have already been purchased.
And Finally the station name boards are made and are waiting for transfers to complete.
It will be ready by next week and should move to its new home during that week.
Been going as far as possible with board 2 today. All buildings, trees and bushes now glued down, only a yard crane, yard lamps, vehicles and staff to go on board two now. Board 1 also has all buildings etc glued down now and is only waiting for signals, water crane, station lamps, vehicles and people. I set myself five weeks to make this layout and I still have three days to go, whether I finish by then is down to Ebay items still to arrive.
