possibly the longest Gladiator build ever

[Dodger]

Hi all at Western Thunder thanks to Adrian for pointing my mushy brain to the correct place to post this thread.
I have been building this Gladiator Scot since 1996, yes you have guessed I am not the worlds quickest kit builder.
It was a straightforward build but I wished to make it so the loco and tender could be totally stripped down for painting, so a straight build with a few twists.
Here are a few photos to show it completed as sadly I never took any when it was in progress, I will show pictures of how it goes together.


























Using other builders tips I have added a little bit of detail missing from my kit



That was the tender now the loco.

 

[Scale7JB]

23 years, wow! I thought my Gladiator L1 took a while.

Looks great though, very sharp and neat..

JB.

 

[Dodger]

Yeh working gets in the way a lot

 

[Jordan]

Hands up who was expecting an old aeroplane...??

 

[Dodger]

Sorry I don’t work for Airbus any longer retirement came along at the end of last year, somehow the Scot part of the introduction got deleted ( it’s an age thing)

Cheers
Roger

 

[adrian]

23 years, wow!

and no rust on the wheels

It does look a very tidy build - congratulations. Just curious what will it be named when painted?

 

[Dodger]

Hi Adrian it will be 46157 The Royal Artilleryman in Brunswick green hopefully soon

 

[LarryG]

Beautiful clean build. I look forward to seeing it painted and ready for the road.

 

[Genghis]

Very good!

 

[Dodger]

I have used brass tube 0.9 ID / 1.6 OD for the sand pipes that will be glued in when finished, the wheels are drop movement only that seems to work fine on this loco.



the brakes are screwed at the rear and just sprung in pins on all six positions







Sand pipes are basic but i moved the locations outwards to line up more with the sand boxes.

 

[Dodger]

carrying on with the assembly motion being refitted.





well that's how I have built the chassis for ease of painting and if anything sorting later on.

Here is how I have made the superstructure with the view to ease of painting.



I have added two extra screws to the firebox rear to help hold it to the cab with no flexing.



I also moved the two rear chassis screws inboard for ease of assembly.



oops jumping back a bit.



Cab doors are able to move and can be removed.



I did have a big mishap when the white metal reversing handle broke, still how long it has taken for this build my modelling skills have benefitted.
( my opinion only )







And in position.



Having been inspired by this forum with the build quality this is my attempt at the running plate grab rail end detail.






And the assembled loco has been a long but enjoyable project this is just a small payback to Western Thunder for all the inspiration.
Hopefully this post may help others in making this or other kits with the prospect of the easy of braking down for painting.

 

[Rob Pulham]

Gorgeous!!

 

[Dog Star]

Having been inspired by this forum with the build quality this is my attempt at the running plate grab rail end detail.

.......

And the assembled loco has been a long but enjoyable project this is just a small payback to Western Thunder for all the inspiration.

Your photos are excellent, the model is pretty good as well... thank you for posting.

I have extracted two comments from your last post because those sentiments encapsulate the ethos of this forum and shall encourage many of those who have joined recently.

regards, Graham

 

[freelance7]

Suberb, lovely build, will be nice to see it once it's painted.

Paul

 

[P A D]

A really nice build. Love the way you have built it in sub sections that break down for painting. I did something similar with my Gladiator Duchess and Finney A3. The more builds I see of this kit the more I'm convinced I must have one at some point.

Superb!

 

[FuntleyWorks]

A really nice build. Love the way you have built it in sub sections that break down for painting. I did something similar with my Gladiator Duchess and Finney A3. The more builds I see of this kit the more I'm convinced I must have one at some point.

Superb!

A little more to convince you of having one P A D!!!!

 

[LarryG]

I think the 'Scots' were an absolute classic. The angle of the photo above reminds me of the last time I saw a Scot in steam days climbing along the slow line from Abergele. It looked oily black rather than green, but I was afterall standing on the shadow side of the train. The build quality of both models can only be admired.

 

[P A D]

A little more to convince you of having one P A D!!!!

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Wow! Another superb Scot. I was thinking of maybe getting one at Kettering, but decided it would make sense to get something smaller more suited to running on my brother's railway and the Stanier Mogul was in the frame. Now I'm in two minds. Decisions, decisions.

 

[FuntleyWorks]

Wow! Another superb Scot. I was thinking of maybe getting one at Kettering, but decided it would make sense to get something smaller more suited to running on my brother's railway and the Stanier Mogul was in the frame. Now I'm in two minds. Decisions, decisions.

Surely there is no competition!!!

 

[Focalplane]

I too admire the Scots and perhaps should a kit to my list. I did have a Lee Marsh one on order when it was introduced but the order time-expired at the century’s end of hostilities in 2018 - my father was enlisted in the King’s Liverpool Regiment (46132) in 1917 - and a celebration for the family was planned but never happened.

I found out recently that although 46132 spent most of its life based in its home city, it did have Saltley 21A plates for a short while. My father being a Brummie this would have to be its shed code.

Saltley Shed: A head-on view of ex-LMS 4-6-0 6P 46132 'The Kings Regiment Liverpool' outside Saltley No 3 shed in May 1962

Paul