Johns LNWR gallery

john lewsey

Western Thunderer
I've been digging again these are some photos of the first coaches that I ever built and indeed the first time I'd ever attempted to paint any coaches again following the article by Jol Wilkinson in MRJ these are 4mm
John
 

paulc

Western Thunderer
Very nice John , i also model the LNWR . Such a fantastic livery on the coaches but the black locos show every speck of dust especially in sunlight
 

paulc

Western Thunderer
Hi John , does your Special tank have a builders plate , if so where is it . I have nearly finished my ST but cannot find a photo that shows where the plate goes .
Cheers Paul
 

john lewsey

Western Thunderer
Hi John , does your Special tank have a builders plate , if so where is it . I have nearly finished my ST but cannot find a photo that shows where the plate goes .
Cheers Paul
Hi Paul no it hasn't I didn't give it a thought when I built it if you find out please let me know
 

Mike W

Western Thunderer
The LNWR didn't have loco builders plates. The numberplates give the date and place "Crewe". In fact LNWR carriages and wagons also didn't have builders plates - and when the LMS added them to carriages and wagons they retained the correct building date - "Built LMS 1893" sort of thing!

Mike
 

paulc

Western Thunderer
The LNWR didn't have loco builders plates. The numberplates give the date and place "Crewe". In fact LNWR carriages and wagons also didn't have builders plates - and when the LMS added them to carriages and wagons they retained the correct building date - "Built LMS 1893" sort of thing!

Mike
Shed plates ?
 

Mike W

Western Thunderer
Shed plates were enameled and similar to the later cast iron ones, fitted on the back of the cab roof.
 

Mike W

Western Thunderer
Having written that about shed plates, maybe a bit more would be of interest. LNWR shed plates were black on white and riveted to a bracket which had a tongue at the back looking downwards. On the back of the cab roof was riveted a cast iron holder with a slot. The shed plates just hooked into the slot. This picture is borrowed from an auction site.

Mike
 

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John D

Western Thunderer
The LNWR didn't have loco builders plates. The numberplates give the date and place "Crewe".

Mike

Mike,
The numberplates only had the build dates and Crewe Works on them in the Whale/Cooke era, in Webb's day it was 'Crewe Works' only. The nameplates had the build date and Crewe Works on them throughout the Company's existence.

John
 

Mike W

Western Thunderer
Quite right John - thank you for the correction.

Paul - it was then fixed on the weatherboard (spectacle plate). Will try to find a picture.
 

John D

Western Thunderer
Paul - it was then fixed on the weatherboard (spectacle plate). Will try to find a picture.

Sorry to be pedantic Mike but 'spectacle plate' in Crewespeak refers to the plate holding up the ends of the slidebars between the frames......ref 'British Locomotives' by C J Bowen Cooke.

John
 
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