To the Manor Born...Resurrection of an old friend..
Recently I've looked at reworking my model of 7802 Bradley Manor. It's been sat in a box having developed the dreaded uneven running associated with these split frame locos.
Having acquired a more recently made working chassis the project can begin. I've never been happy with the finish on this loco. The Bachmann GWR green doesn't look right and I sprayed it with Humbrol satin varnish from a can in the days before I possessed an airbrush. To me it lacks that lustre found on a working locomotive and needs some weathering as well. I aim to either partially or totally respray the bodyshell and tender then using Kleer to build up a sheen before weathering and toning down.
Here's the starting point:
7802-29 ps by Mark Branson, on Flickr
Those of a nervous disposition look away now:
7802-Part 2. 13.10.15 001 by Mark Branson, on Flickr
I've taken off the plates and have cleaned up the top of the firebox where I Superglued the DMR original style GWR Manor chimney. It wasn't straight in the first place either and I've a nice clean area to fix it to now. I achieved this using an assortment of files and a glass fibre burnishing pen.
Also I've filed away the pronounced lip on the safety valve cover,
The DMR chimney required some fettling to get a nice fit. I used a rolled up course piece of sandpaper and it worked a treat:
7802-Part 2 ps2 by Mark Branson, on Flickr
Here it is in place:
7802-Part 2. 13.10.15 002 by Mark Branson, on Flickr
Would anyone know if the Manor's carried brass window surrounds and brass splasher beading post war and would the safety valve cover be brass or painted?
With the cab I intend to fit the screw reverser I got from David Geen and never fitted originally. It's a lovely casting that may be from the Malcolm Mitchell kit? I also made up an ATC bell and never fitted that either and it can be seen resting next to the left hand cab step. I'm going to use the Bachmann glazing but flush glaze the windows instead of using the one piece moulding. This will enable the reverser to fit more easily as well. I'd also fitted a cab fall plate in the past made from brass sheet and aim to put representations of the luxurious bucket seats fold down seats found in GWR locos.
7802-Part 2 ps by Mark Branson, on Flickr
The tender is detailed as such and just needs a few tweaks. The coal needs redoing for certain. I also added the posts for fixing the sheet over the cab previously. In postwar GWR times would the sheet be rolled up on the rear of the cab roof?
I will need to add brake rodding as well.
7802-Part 2. 13.10.15 004 by Mark Branson, on Flickr
The rear of the tender shows the Alan Gibson tappered Collett buffers I fitted. From an aesthetical point I debating on changing them to the straight variety. Also I am debating on leaving the water filler cover up as shown in the picture. I've seen pictures of this in BR days but would it have been fround upon in GWR times?
7802-Part 2. 13.10.15 005 by Mark Branson, on Flickr
Finally 6 of these arrived yesterday from POWSides!
TVG 13.10.15 001 by Mark Branson, on Flickr
This is a later style livery on the Teign Valley Granite wagons with the Trusham rather than Bovey address and the panel on the door with the Roads Reconstruction Company name on the side too. This company absorbed many quarries before itself becoming part of Amey Road Stone, ARC then Hanson. The quarry at Trusham still exists with no sign of the extensive railway infrastructure remaining.
The finish on the POWSides wagons is superb, Each one is individually numbered. Sadly they are to be finished in a postwar condition.....
More soon.
Cheers,
Mark
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