Just spent the last of my Swap-meet sales money on this beauty – 65327 Prototype made in 1900 and withdrawn in 1965. I need to change the late BR logo to the early version and of course weather it – but no time to do that at present.
My latest O Gauge Diesel is 47231 in 3 tone grey and named ‘The Silcocks Express’. I recently sold a lot of OO stock at a Swap-meet and the move to O Gauge continues. This Engine was a member of the Tinsley Speedlink allocation and performed all over the country. I even have a photo of it working a Summer Saturday passenger train in the late 80’s.
Railtec Transfers – Protoneo Plates
To be weathered later/
Last weekend was a very busy one – after being at Dereham on Saturday, we were at the Sudbury Club organised Charity Exhibition on Sunday. We took Grahams Little Sefton Layout after purchasing it off me a couple of weeks ago. We were still running my stock as Grahams had not been prepared yet.
The Exhibition was very busy, the ‘star of the show’ was Nigel Locke’s magnificent Long Melford Junction, but all layouts and displays were top class and much appreciated by the public. As the attendance was larger than expected, a special mention to the Catering Team who did superb work and kept us all fed and watered.
Just named and numbered Class 33 number 33019 Griffon – had this Loco since they came out, but only just got around to doing this task. Will be weathered eventually, but I am way behind, lets hope we have a good summer!
Here are three O Gauge Copies of engines I saw regularly over 30 years ago. I purchased the models over a year ago and have just got around to adding the transfers and detailing. They of course will be suitably weathered, but that’s a way off as yet.
47634 Henry Ford
31268
47227
Another diverse weathering project – A Class Y6 and a Hudswell Clark Contractors Loco – both are weathered to a medium standard and are needed for an Exhibition this weekend.
Today I said farewell to my beloved O Gauge Layout Little Sefton. I have sold it to a member of our small group, Graham Minshull. Graham will take over the two booked Exhibitions for the layout this year at Bury St Eds and Long Melford. He will also be looking for more Exhibitions in 2025 when he has prepared some of his own stock, until then he will use mine.
I do not intend to replace Little Sefton with a like for like, but concentrate on my O Gauge 17′ Station Layout that I started in 2017 !!!! It has a decent size goods yard that will take my Ex Sefton Stock.
Graham and Shaun with Little Sefton a few year ago.
Here are three Diesels I have just numbered, lettered and named. All will be weathered when I catch up. The nameplates are Protoneo and the transfers are Railtec. The NR Class 31 is so bright, I may just let that one jump the weathering queue or get some tinted glasses!!!!
I have recently weathered a railway vehicle for my friend Graham M. It looks like a flat wagon with an added cab and internal combustion engine. It was purchased off Ebay for curiosity value. It is unpowered but Graham intends to motorise it. Its origins seem to be European, but we are lead to believe that a few were imported to the UK. I believe they cost about £30-35, and it is solidly built apart from the wheels which are awful and would benefit from replacement, motorising or not. I could see a motorised loco (wagon) on a nice little O Gauge shunting plank. Another mate has already invested in one.
I have had this Loco for quite some time and its turn to be numbered etc has come. It is Crewe (CD) based coal sector loco 31312. This loco was used on Nuclear Flask trains and was seen throughout the country. Weathering will again take place much later. Transfers are Railtec and etches are Protoneo.
