46444

Here's the link to No:14

Really great site with loads of lovely photos.

http://www.manning-wardle.moonfruit.com/#

Very nice!

 

Are you going to give her a name? Reminds me of Number 14 at Irchester, although I'm not sure she's an H class

 

It will certainly look the part on your ironstone shunting plank

 

Paul A. 

Hi Paul,

Thankyou for those kind words

You've kind of sussed me out because No:14 kind of inspired the build but she wasn't an 'H' Class.  I think she was a 'Special' and had been rebuilt a few times too. Ruston is the man to confirm these things I believe.

There's a link on my Juniper Hill layout thread about No:14 with some great shots of her working around the Irchester system.  Thankfully, she's preserved I believe.

As for a name this loco is going to be called 'Phoebe' using the custom Narrow Planet nameplates which are excellent.

Cheers,

Mark

PS. I'll post the link on here later for No:14.  Off out now.

Nice work Mark!

Thanks Simon. 

Good to see you back as well

One of these would look good on SMH

Cheers,

Mark

Ah, some proper scratchbuilding! Creative use of Blu-Tack too.

 

Nice one Mark.

 

The wonky chimney adds to the overall ambiance but you might want to straighten it up a bit when you get the real glue out

 

Regards, Andy

Thanks Andy,

Glad you like the use of Blu-tac. At the moment the loco has the feel and look of one of those exploding clowns cars from the circus!

As for the wonky chimney well lets just hope I get it on right when I assemble it next week!  Adds to the ambience at this part of the build though like you say.

Cheers,

Mark

Thanks to Ruston's measurements I've done my arithmetic and the saddle take height isn't too far out.  I'll cut a piece of tube to represent the boiler this morn.

I managed to make up the sandboxes last night as well.

Cheers,

Mark

Looking good so far, speaking of the smokebox door, I have made these available now but for some reason much like some other bits I havnt added these to the website but had to the price list, my job for next week on my day off which is tuesday!

Thanks Robert for those kind words.

As for the smokebox door-Now you tell me!

Hopefully, all being well and the micro-strip goes to plan I should be ok.  However, watch out for the SOS call!

By the sounds of things I think you need to give up the day job!   It's good news that your busy and new products are becoming available.  I'm looking forwards to the post-war Sentinel when it comes out. No pressure!

Cheers,

Mark

Looks interesting. I have found that the valve gear covers on the Hornby pug actually pop off with a little persuasion leaving two slidebars (no crosshead though - just a rivet between them to guide the connecting rod). They weren't glued on at all - simply lever the bottom of one of the covers down with a screwdriver or thumbnail. 

Thanks for that Skinny.  Those covers do pop off really easily and if I was of the mechanical mind I could probably rustle up a few cross heads.  This time around we'll leave the covers as a field modification .

Cheers,

Mark

Thanks for doing that Dave.

I'll get my fingers, thumbs and toes ready for some arithmetic

Thanks for the comment too.

Cheers,

Mark

I'll go and take some measurements from my Ixion O gauge engines and check the tank heights for you.

Thanks Dave

Some lovely colouring there Mark.

 

Those muted tones on the van work so well amongst the overall colour balance you've achieved with the layout

 

Good to see your namesake creeping into shot too

 

Really can't wait to see the Teign Valley layout after this...

Morning Pete,

Thanks for the comments. As for 46444 you can never have enough Ivatt's!

The TVP is in the planning stages in my head, There's a few ideas coming up for track plans and overall appearance.

At the moment I'm building up a bit of stock for the layout but hopefully will lay some firm track foundations in the next month or so.

Cheers,

Mark

Hi Job,

Totally agree with the above comments.

Those sets look superb with some subtle weathering to boot.

Cheers,

Mark

A nice model Mark. I do like a nice bit of NPCS. Be careful though - they can become addictive.<br /><br />Regards, Andy

Thanks Andy,

Yes. I know what you mean about addictive.  There's a few Parkside SR CCT's sat waiting to be finished too.

These were a few that I built when I returned to railway modelling about 5 years ago and need to be finished to current standards.

Cheers,

Mark

I too have a couple of these in olive as they are too nice not to have even for a GWR modeller.Imagine a siphon g to this standard Mark.A lovely job you've made.Again.

Totally agree with you Robin about the qualities of these 'BY's They look good in the SR olive too.  Your recent link to that 6814 Enbourne  Grange photo at Kingswear shows a SR PMV/CCT in the sidings during 1947. So I guess a run down to from Exeter to Plymouth through Brent gives opportunities to run them.

Like I said in the text above I think the absence of the window grills is the only thing that lets them down.

Thanks once again.

Mark

........ more of your excellent and subdued colouring, it's a treat to behold.

 

I hope John Fawkes is not related to Guy!

Morning Mikkel,

Thanks once again.

As for Mr Fawkes-he does have some family connections I believe.  Like Miss P said-20T is a lot of gunpowder.  Goodness knows what his planning in the Teign Valley?

Cheers,

Mark

Very nice work all round Mark.Did you put any weight inside the GPV or is it underneath.I find Parkside kits very lightweight in build.I too like the way you do your colouring,very effective.

Thanks once again Robin.

The GPVs and the box van are weighted to 40g having been filled with self adhesive alloy wheel balance weights.  The P18 only has 10g underneath the wagon floor.  I will probably see how this goes but it will have a removable ballast load eventually.

Cheers,

Mark

Very interesting colouring. What's the purpose of pre-shading in 'hull red' as opposed to black?

 

You've probably seen the photo of a Z4 dated 1939 in Russell's appendix with the NCU plate immediately above the tare weight. I assume the other diagrams would be so labelled at that date.

 

Instanters were fitted to some ballast wagons, though I've only seen them on vacuum fitted ones. I've yet to see anything but three-link on a GPV, perhaps again because they are unfitted.

 

Evening Nick,

Sorry for the late reply. Was on a late shift this pm and just got in.

Re: the pre-shading.  I used NATO black on all of these models but then loaded up the airbrush with some hull red and sprayed a fine line over the metal work to give a rusty finish to it.  The black was still present on the panels etc. It was kind of an experiment really because if your careful the airbrush doesn't always cover the raised areas given rise hopefully to a rusted look so often found on wagon strapping etc. Whether it was effective-we'll see?

I don't have a copy of the Russell book-something I need to get but the decal pack from Fox I was using for the GPV lettering was designed for a Z4 and contained the NCU plate. Probably referenced from the photo you mention. I thought they would be appropriate.  I'll spray a few panels on and use the HMRS decals for these.

Thanks also for clarify the type of coupling question as well.

Any idea about the finish of the SR box vans to the GWR.  I did ask a question on here once about wartime finishes on GWR wagons and someone stated from a reliable source that wagons received a light coat of bauxite with black panels.  Any ideas?

Thanks once again.

Mark

Thanks Miss P.

The wagons were sprayed with Halfords primer them preshaded with NATO black and also hull red on the gunpowder vans and the iron work of the P18.  Then the German Grey was sprayed over the top.  A coat of Klear gives a nice finish to the wagons prior to applying the decals.

I'll finish the weathering off on them and add couplings. 

Would the gunpowder vans and ballast wagon have had Instanter couplings.

Think we're planning a big explosion in the quarry by the looks of things!

Cheers,

Mark

Lovely stuff Mark.

 

Not only are the wagons nicely turned out but the photos are fab too.

 

This just keeps getting better and better...

Thanks Pete.

Good to have you back too. Will look forwards to an entry from your good self soon. 

Cheers,

Mark

Can you undo the Wright-Marillier locking mechanism with one hand out of interest?

Hi Mark, this is great stuff, I really like your weathering and the way you blend colours to form a balanced scene.

 

The weathering on the Ferguson is brilliant, it simply looks real.

Thankyou Mikkel,

I like to portray models or the setting in a work a day state so aim for a look that doesn't stand out and hopefully everything gels together.  The use of acrylic paints certainly makes that easier. As you pointed out I do blend colours to achieve the effect I'm looking for.

Thanks too for the comments on the Ferguson.  These Oxford Diecast models can certainly be brought up to another league with a bit of detailing/weathering.

Cheers,

Mark

You need to wait till November 5th to paint those Parkside gunpowder wagons.

Too true Robin

Northamptonshire has many links with GF and the GPP however so I'm pre-planning.

Guessed it in one as well.  Not looking forwards to doing those red crosses over the doors mind

Really beautiful modelling Mikkel. Something different then the standard Coopercraft offering.

The understated limewash does certainly look more realistic-especially when scale is taken into account.

Cheers,

Mark

Thanks Job for those kind words.

I'd forgotten Robin that Fergie tractors were once built in Coventry.  I'm right in thinking Ferguson had something to do with the Jensen Interceptor's gear box if my memory serves me correctly?

As for cider and drunk in charge of a tractor I'm not sure what PC Rowe of Bovey Police Station would make of the proceedings! The figures are from the excellent Monty's range as you're probably aware.

Thanks for the comments re: the wagons too Robin.  There's four GWR wagons awaiting painting in front of me. Guy Fawkes springs to mind-to give you a hint of a couple of them!

No worries Steve and hope you the answer to your answer question.

Cheers,

Mark

Evening Steve,

Welcome to the forum.

I don't know the answer to your question unfortunately but I do think you would get a better response posting this question in the 'Prototype Questions' section of this forum.

If you're not sure how to do it just ask.

Hope you get a positive response.

All the best.

Mark