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A companion blog to my Brent layout topic and steam modelling blog where most of my work in progress modelling is posted.  The aim being to display the completed stock for the layout, along with a record as to the work done.  The eventual plan is that each loco will have a single post, along with posts detailing each complete train.

Most of the modelling has previously been covered either in my steam workbench blog, or on the Brent thread.  Any questions, potential improvements or other comments please fire away!

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Heavy Freight

2846 GWR

Background: The starting point is the excellent Hornby model sourced second hand with some minor issues which needed repairing to get it running (basically a full rewire and some bodywork repairs to the roof.)  It has be renumbrered and the tender rebranded from shirt button to G W R with HMRS transfers. The model is fitted with a Lenz Gold decoder in the tender.   Usage: The current fiddleyard layout includes 2 heavy freight workings, for which I have 4 engines available (al
The Fatadder

The Fatadder in Heavy Freight

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Heavy Freight

4855: GWR Green

Background: The model started as a Hornby 38xx which I had previously renumbered and fitted with etched plates and rebranded the tender to G W R.  It has now been fitted with a 3d printed (shapeways) oil tank on the tender along with the associated plumbing scratch built with various grades of brass tube / wire.  The cab has been modified to add the side sutters (etched parts found in the scrap box) and roof vents (scratch built from plasticard), along with a new identity as 4855 with some
The Fatadder

The Fatadder in Heavy Freight

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Heavy Freight

4707 from the PDK kit

Background Ive always been a big fan of the 4700 class, whats not to like about a big 2-8-0 that looks like an express engine?  So it was always a matter of time until I got one.  I had a pre order in place for the Heljan model in this livery (if I remember rightly also as 4707 out the box), but spotting a PDK kit complete with wheels and motor for less than the price Hattons were charging for the Heljan one I snapped it up.  The build was enjoyable (and is detailed on my Steam Workben
The Fatadder

The Fatadder in Heavy Freight

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Heavy Freight

7250 GWR Green

Background 7250 started off as a Great Western liveried example from the last batch of Hornby 72xx (after they changed the chassis design to use brass bearings & added a separate smokebox door dart.) The printed Great Western logos were carefully removed using the Microsol method, although they did put up something of a fight.  New replacement transfers were added from HMRS along with a set of Narrow Planet etched cabside plates.   The Brassmasters bunker fender etch was added to the re
The Fatadder

The Fatadder in Heavy Freight

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Heavy Freight

4292 - GWR Black

Background 4292 started off as an eBay rescue job, originally described as a pre-production Hornby sample (believed to be for testing the chassis).  It arrived unpainted, missing detail castings (including the chimney) and generally in a very sorry state.   Since then the loco has been fitted with a PDK models chimney, Brassmasters etched cab back, vacuum pipes from the scrap box and Mainly Trains tank vents.  A Gibson smokebox dart replaced the moulded Hornby effort, while the handrai
The Fatadder

The Fatadder in Heavy Freight

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