Jon Fitness
Western Thunderer
No problem Tony, wouldn't mind a read of it myself!
JF
JF
Well, those southern ones you mentioned...might be your excuse to have a go at silly size!A magnificent piece of work, as ever
I'm getting closer to having a go myself in silly size
Thank you for sharing the pictures, now about those Southern ones you were doing earlier.......
Simon
There's been a few reasons put forward about the lack of numberplates over the years although the LMS did fit them for a short while. I can only presume it was something to do with the door itself. Were they single skinned and fastening of the numbers maybe led to warpage for some reason? I've noticed looking at pictures, quite a few ex LNW locos gained additional fastening dogs around the edge of the door later in life.Lovely looking loco.
The absence of a smokebox number plate is, of course, prototypical. Does anyone know why ex-LNWR locos (The G2 and G2a 0-8-0's come to mind too) never carried smokebox plates when in BR ownership? I've never been able to find out.
Brian
Thanks Dave, It's a strange model; a basic kit (not sure which manufacturer, there's quite a few who've done a coal tank over the years) whoever built it made a reasonably square job of it but the vast majority of the main construction was glued together with epoxy! Never come across an etched kit built like that before and I hope I don't ever again. Having said that, the only joints that I needed to replace with solder were the front corners of the cab sheets.Now that's a nice little coal tank, and the signals are pretty awesome too.
I think nicely made signals add so much dimension to a layout, and working ones even more.