82044 - continuing work in 'OO'
As part of the on-going work to get some new/different stock ready for use on 'Engine Wood' at Railex in May, I've started work on 82044, which started life as 82029.
There were only 2 or 3 black Standard Class 3 tank locos left on the Western, once Swindon had painted the rest of the Region's allocation green, and 82044 was one of them.
Allocated to various sheds in the early 1960s such as Barrow Road/Taunton/Exmouth Jct/Horton Road, she was given a unique livery from 1963, in that the bunker was not lined and the numbers were shown on the cab side.
82044 appeared on the S&D now and then, so that's good enough excuse for me to have a black 'un on 'Engine Wood'.
Work is in the early stages, I have replaced the Bachmann bogie wheels with Ultrascales and thinned the guard irons down a bit. Renumbering was done using Pressfix transfers (Modelmaster for the smokebox door).
I also glued the pesky opening smokebox door up shut!
Next tasks are to fit all the detailing, replace the lamp irons with W.R. ones and weather it.
After finishing the renumbering, I realised that the '8' on the side photographed was upside down, so it has since been re-done.
Sorry about the red reflection in the first photo!
I'm hoping to use some Testors Dullcote to seal the transfers in, and (having never used their aerosol cans before), have selected an innocent Bachmann 12t box van for experimentation....
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