Bulleid Q1 - 33030

[Phill Dyson]

Excellent work Mike  8) 8) 8)

Phill :wave:

 

[Ressaldar]

thanks Phill, a joy to build, pity there are not more kits of a similar standard on the market.

regards

Mike

 

[Rob Pulham]

Outstanding Mike!!

I think my MOK 8F may be the next of the starting blocks (my excuse is the box is getting in the way and I have managed to put all the others away in drawers out of sight) If I ever get the bloomin A3 finished that is :-[

 

[Ressaldar]

Hi Rob,

many thanks. Get stuck into that 8F - especially if it's an ex LNER - Southern Railway built example, you know it makes sense.

regards

Mike

 

[28ten]

That's really nice Mike.

Every time I see one I feel myself weakening, and my self-discipline is rubbish at the best of times!

Regards

Richard

You and me both. I have come to the conclusion that I just a sucker for building high quality kits, no matter what the prototype

 

[Tinsnips]

Terrific Mike. I'm in a similar position with an 8F this morning. Just re assembled the chassis and then I've got bits and pieces on the engine to sort out. Also ready is a 9F but the chassis is painted on that one . It only needs cab fittings , transfers etc. Fred has been sorting me out some suitable numbers for Western Region 9F, shedded at Ebbw Junction with a double chimney and a cycling lion on the tender!
All the best
rgds
Graham Powell

 

[welshwizard]

Mike.
          Looks lovely matey, you have made a super job of this kit. Looking forward to seeing it weathered now Mike well done !!!!!.

 

[7mmMick]

Hi Mike,

I've only just caught up with progress, what a fantastic job you've made of it. The weathering will be the icing on the cake and can I thank you for a thoroughly inspring build, in any case it looks like MOK are going LNER soon so i'll get to try one of these lovely kits myself 

ATB Mick

 

[Ressaldar]

Hi Graham, Mick & Fred,

sorry not to have responded before, but just returned from a few days in Hampshire visiting a very sick 92 year old mother-in-law, who hopefully is on the mend - but very slowly.

Your kind comments are the icing on the cake as all I have done is followed the very good instructions for a very well thought out and engineered kit - again, well done Dave Sharp.

Weathering will start on Monday, so watch this space.

regards

Mike

 

[Ressaldar]

So here we go then - the finished article, save a couple more coats of Klear on the tender top for the water overspill.

 

[Rob Pulham]

Absolutely Superb Mike!! I hope I can do half as good a job on the 8F.

 

[Ressaldar]

Hi Rob,

many thanks, I'm sure you will. Just had a reply back from the friend that I'm making it for and he's bowled over, so I'm quite relieved.

regards

Mike

 

[Rob Pulham]

I can appreciate your relief Mike, it doesn't matter how much other people like it if it isn't what the "owner" intended.

 

[Phill Dyson]

Just had a reply back from the friend that I'm making it for and he's bowled over 

I'm not surprised Mike, you've done a superb job of it  8) 8) 8)

Phill


 

 

[Ressaldar]

Hi Phill,

many thanks for your kind comment, don't think that they ventured as far as the 'withered arm' but they would be well at home with the colour scheme.

regards

Mike

 

[Jordan]

... so much effort ... to produce something that is so beautifully ugly....

Sums up those locos a treat!!
I particularly like the spare lamp, hung inside the tender; I don't think I've ever seen that before. These crew figures look good, too. What make are they?

 

[Ressaldar]

Hi Jordan,

glad it meets with the approval of the back of the class - often the most difficult to please. The crew are standard Tower Models pre-painted - but I forgot to tone them down with the frame dirt - my usual trick, so I dry brushed them with some thinned down 'oily steel'. I wanted to include the tail lamp somewhere other than on a bracket, so it seemed a suitable location.

regards

Mike

 

[welshwizard]

Mike you must be extreamly pleased with yourself, well done and as yo say on to the next, great !!!!!.

 

[Ressaldar]

Hi Fred,

many thanks for your very kind comments. I'll get the CD with the photos in the post later this week.

regards

Mike

 

[Jordan]

Hi Jordan,

glad it meets with the approval of the back of the class - often the most difficult to please...

OI !!  :vista:

.... I'm not that bad..!!! ..am I..?!? :-[