GWR Dukedog class 4-4-0 no. 3201

Mick Bayliss Locos now sold
GWR Dukedog class 4-4-0 no. 3201. A recent buy from an auction. This attractive and well built model has needed little work, other than cleaning and blackening the wheel tyres, lubrication, and the addition of the numbers on the front buffer beam and the power classification and route availability on the cab sides. Built from the well established DJB kit with Slaters wheels and a Portescap RG7 motor and gears unit. Power collection is by good quality plunger pickups. DJB kits were the top of the range kits of the time before the likes of Martin Finney, Malcolm Mitchell and MOK came onto the scene. With a little effort and skill they build into superb models that carry the looks of the prototype well. I bought this model with the intention to strip the paint and have it professionally repainted, but the original paint is just so good repainting is not necessary.