nimrod54 Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 I built this for the Made in Britain GB which ended recently. I wanted to do something different from the aircraft that I normally build and, whilst I am sure that the railway aficionados will be able to point out all my mistakes, I am pleased with end result and had a lot of fun in the process. I thought I would share my efforts here, I hope that you like it I used the Dapol kit and modified it to the best of my abilities by removing the moulded handrails and replacing them with Alan Gibson parts, I also added Smiths connectors, Mainly Trains lamp brackets , vac pipe, and door darts, along with Modelmaster nameplates and numbers The paint came from Phoenix Precision and the lining and stylised GWR are from the Presfix/Methfix range sourced through the HMRS. The tender had the moulded coal removed and, after adding sides and a floor using sheet plastic, was refilled with some scale coal at the end of the build. I also replaced the handrails, brake columns (Mainly Trains) connectors and vac pipe on this too. Here is alink to the build for those who may be interested. GWR City of Truro Thanks for looking and apologies to those who have seen this in the Made in Britain GB. 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foghorn Leghorn Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 Top notch modelling from a very basic kit 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Fox Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 That is a very special piece of work, you should be proud of it, I know I would be. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted May 28, 2016 Share Posted May 28, 2016 Wow this is lovely, fantastic paint work/finish. Congratulations on a superb model. I have been doing one of these for a while now with the branchlines chassis/motorising kit and am very pleased with it. It is actually quite a nice kit to build. All the bestChris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triumphfan Posted May 28, 2016 Share Posted May 28, 2016 That is a wonderful model, superb work. Also many thanks for posting the source for the extras, I have a couple of old Kitmaster engines in the stash and they would certainly benefit from some help. Atb, Steve. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bordfunker Posted May 28, 2016 Share Posted May 28, 2016 Don't apologise for showing this build again. It's a stunning looking build in anyone's book. Karl 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nimrod54 Posted June 3, 2016 Author Share Posted June 3, 2016 Thanks for all of your kind comments gents. Steve, The credit for enabling me to source most of the extras should go to Karl (Bordfunker). He pointed me in the right direction to start with, and from that initial lead I was able to find other parts that I felt would improve the model. It has been quite a while since I made any railway models and I am pleased with the way this one turned out. Next up for the same treatment is another Swindon engine - Kitmasters, Evening Star, but that won't be for a little while. Glad that the source list has proved useful, and thanks for your interest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ModelMinutes Posted June 8, 2016 Share Posted June 8, 2016 Very Impressive! You'd never know it was from the Dapol kit! Looks more like its scratch built from brass . . . I recently built the Prairie tank kit, nowhere as good as yours! Maybe one day XD https://www.facebook.com/modelminutes/photos/pcb.1548423198796893/1548422955463584/?type=3&theater 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nimrod54 Posted June 9, 2016 Author Share Posted June 9, 2016 Very Impressive! You'd never know it was from the Dapol kit! Looks more like its scratch built from brass . . . I recently built the Prairie tank kit, nowhere as good as yours! Maybe one day XD https://www.facebook.com/modelminutes/photos/pcb.1548423198796893/1548422955463584/?type=3&theater Thanks for your comment MM. This was the first bit of railway modelling that I have done in 35+ years and that was when I packed an N gauge layout away, so it made a pleasant change. The Prairie tank looks great, and I like the addition of the crew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob 1 Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 That looks absolutely lovely. I think I'll read through the build log now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nimrod54 Posted June 24, 2016 Author Share Posted June 24, 2016 That looks absolutely lovely. I think I'll read through the build log now. Cheers Rob, I'm very pleased with how it turned out. Hope that you enjoy reading through the build thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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