coombe junction - moorswater - 37207 William Cookworthy and chums...
Update
Good evening,
Was hoping to continue with the roof cladding this week but realised I had used up all my supplies of the Evergreen sheeting so will have to wait until next week now
Work has been progressing on 4 no class 37's required for the layout. Two of which will feature in the 80's period of running and the other two perhaps only making guest appearances as they fall outside my chosen time period.
It's a sign of old age creeping in when you need to label each loco with a strip of masking tape to prevent mixing them up
In general, the locos are RTR Bachfar or Farbach (delete as appropriate) and they have had their wheels turned down by the Association service, and the bodies lowered as noted in a previous blog. It certainly looks a lot better lowered.
Warning: Please note the decals applied are waterslide and I am aware that the coating is apparent in the photos. The photos actually make it look worse than it actually is, but I would appreciate any advice how to try and remedy this. Is it a coating of Klear varnish on top, prior to weathering?
First up is 37142. This was a regular to the branch and I had already begun work on this in an earlier blog. It has now been renumbered accordingly but still requires a DG coupling on the less detailed end and of course weathering.
Second up is 37135. Another regular, and this one sported snowploughs in its time, as I wanted at least one of the 37's to have ploughs. The headcode should be black but I haven't found a way of doing it yet on the loco as it will require some super accurate painting and masking. Again, DG's to be fitted and weathering to boot.
Thirdly, a favourite of the area, 37207 William Cookworthy complete with Cornish Railway front end decals, Lizard and nameplate. It should look something like
this when complete. I haven't done the red buffer beam as it got pretty filthy and I would like to try and capture the marker dots on the front, but I haven't found a solution for this yet. DG's and weathering to come...
Lastly, 37175 although this needs the most work as it will be in Large Logo livery after its transfer from Eastfield To Laira. At present, I have begun the lowering process but not the respray as the weather needs to settle down here a little.
Finally, a group shot of them at Coombe Junction, which whilst ever unlikely to have happened...I couldn't resist
That's all for the mo....
Pete
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