When I purchased my O Gauge D16/3 I was not happy with its chimney, it just did not look right! I purchased a LG cast brass replacement and fitted it on arrival, I am now very happy with the result. After I fitted the new chimney I repainted and blended it with the original weathering.
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AFTER
This is the rest of Nicks stock for ‘Lowe St.’ There are two 08’s, one 48DS and a few wagons. All have been weathered after fitting of loops and spratt’s as necessary. The blue 08 was factory weathered by Bachmann, I have tried to enhance it a bit, but I prefer to start with a blank canvas.
When I sold ‘Lowe St’ to Nick I also said I would weather some more of his Loco’s and put the Spratt and Winkle loops on for him. I thinks he intends to make them DCC sound having already converted ‘Lowe St’ to a DCC system.
I am still working on two 08’s and some wagons – will be posted when finished.
I recently purchased a Display Stand from Tim Horn Laser Cutting. It took me about two hours to assemble, screwed and glued. Everything is in the kit except the PVA, the laser cutting is very clean and the ply is flat. It will hold eight of the largest locos, two per shelf or sixteen plus tanks, shunters or wagons etc. It will be placed on the table behind the layout at Exhibitions.
This is the last Loco of my recent O Gauge spending and this time I have to thank my wife for lending me the cash to purchase the Loco.
This is a Cambridge 31A Loco and I saw this at Norwich in the late 50’s – just before withdrawal.
I have a bit of work to do on this loco. I have ordered a proper D16/3 chimney and a couple of other bits to correct other small mistakes – it will then be re-weathered to blend the amendments.
Another arrival recently and a Loco I have been looking for for many years. I can remember seeing these at my local Station in the late 50’s. They were common on the morning goods from Norwich and as my father worked on the goods shed I remember how they shunted the yard.
I managed to afford this O Gauge Loco by selling a OO Layout, Two Locos and about fifteen wagons. without this sale I would have had to walk away from it and that would have been awful.
This is my latest purchase from Steamline, Loco made from a DMR Kit by Mike Russell, Fantastic Loco.
Photos by Steamline
Had a nice morning at the Thetford Model Railway Club Exhibition today, as a visitor. Met Terry and Bernard from the Cambridge Model Railway Club (31A) – great to see them – had a good natter. They were with a layout I sold them 12 years ago. I had it on the circuit 10 years before selling it to the lads – so the old girl must be over 22 years old and still going. It was called Hobbs Lane when I had it but Terry changed it to Hobbs Warren. Long may it continue.
I have now repainted the B1 (ex 61059) in its livery while acting as a carriage heating unit at Ipswich. Stripping the original paint was a real pain, but we got there in the end. It was then undercoated twice and top coated twice. All transfers are Fox and paints are Railmatch. The most important job next – weathering, I have two photos to get it as near as I can to the condition it served in. I will add the tender coal after weathering.
This was certainly a challenging job as the donor Loco left an awful lot to be desired, however I now have my O Gauge Carriage Heating B1 and that’s worth a lot to me.
This my latest purchase from Steamline. It is a very nice O Gauge Bachmann Brass Loco with an excellent finish. It is so good all I have to do is add the coal in the tender and give it a light weathering. I usually buy cheaper Locos that need a lot of TLC, but I really liked this Loco.
