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GWR 47xx class 2-8-0 no. 4707

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GWR 47xx class 2-8-0 no. 4707. This model is by Masterpiece Models and was constructed and painted in South Korea with switchable DC/DCC control with sound, the switch being easily accessible via the opening water filler on the top of the tender. The build quality and paint finish is second to none and the model, although second hand, is still in absolutely mint condition. Only 60 of these models were produced by Masterpiece.

L&NWR Webb rebuilt Metropolitan Tank 4-4-2T no. 3095

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L&NWR Webb rebuilt Metropolitan Tank 4-4-2T no. 3095. Built from scratch many years ago. Bought from auction last year because I have never seen a model of one of these locos before and it looked straight and well built, although the paint finish and level of detail left something to be desired. It has since been completely stripped down and rebuilt with Slaters wheels and a Portescap RG7 motor and gears assembly. As bought it even has a working representation of the inside valve gear which fills the void between the frames and below the boiler, still working perfectly. The existing wiper pickups have been reused as they also still work perfectly. Many fresh castings, mainly from the Laurie Griffin range have been used in the rebuild to give it the detail that I believe all fine scale models of locomotives should have. Now repainted by myself and John Cockcroft has made a superb job of the lining out by bow pen. She was tested at the Poachers running session in June 2022 and performed smoothly and powerfully with my rake of seven L&NWR arc roofed coaches, which complemented the period piece perfectly. This model may not be a perfect scale replica of the real thing and I’m sure that it wasn’t originally the work of the great James Stanley Beeson, but I am delighted with how this “basket case” has turned out. I like the L&NWR locos and the unusual in particular and this fits the bill, spot on. Find another? 

BR(ScR) Thompson B1 class 4-6-0 no. 61407

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BR(ScR) B1 class no. 61407
BR(ScR) B1 class no. 61407

    1. BR(ScR) Thompson B1 class 4-6-0 no. 61407.

A quality build many years ago, from the excellent Piercy Models kit, with the very fine cast wheels that were made for these kits (or they could be by Alan Harris AGH. Either way top quality wheels) and a Portescap RG7 motor/gear unit. Power collection is by the American method, where the loco collects power through it’s cast iron wheels from one rail and the tender collects from the other, with a single wire running from the tender to the motor in the loco alongside the drawbar. I find this method the most trouble free of any method of collecting current. This lovely model had been originally painted in LNER lined black as number 1059 (an Ipswich loco) with curved strengthening pieces to the corners of the running plate that only Cowlairs works carried out on Scottish locos later in their lives. Now I always try to ensure that my models are as far as possible historically correct in detail. I am 100% sure that no Ipswich loco would ever have had this modification, especially in LNER days. So the model has had to receive a new livery and identity. It has been stripped of it’s original paint and has been expertly repainted in this totally authentic new guise by John Cockcroft. Not only does she now look the part, but she also performs very well, even on the tight 5′-5″ radius curves of my test track.

61407 was a Dunfirmline and Thornton Junction loco whilst in this livery and I have a lovely photo of it at Dunfirmline loco shed, which I used to authenticate the looks of the model.
This model is for sale, if interested please see the “Models for sale” section of this website.

LNER (ex GNR) C12 class 4-4-2T no. 7367

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LNER no. 7367
LNER (ex GNR) C12 class 4-4-2T no. 7367. A top quality model, believed to have been built from the Meteor models kit with many additional details. Built to scale 7 standards, with sprung hornblocks, fully working inside motion, Alan Harris (AGH) wheels and powered by an ABC motor and gears unit. Expertly painted and weathered by Colin Dowling (eastsidepilot.com) in the late 1940’s plain black livery. It was built on commission for the late Michael Brooks (the originator of Masterpiece Models) for use on his famous Monks Eleigh scale 7 layout. This model is for sale, if interested please see it in the models for sale section of this website.

London Brighton & South Coast Railway K class 2-6-0 no. 337

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LBSC 337
LBSC 337
London Brighton & South Coast Railway K class 2-6-0 no. 337. An elderly model of a rare to see prototype which has now been restored into a rarely modelled livery. Originally well built from the Ace etched brass kit by J. Dinnage, this was acquired from auction and has been stripped down, the loco rebuilt with Slaters wheels and an ABC motor and gear unit. Now repainted in the very attractive Marsh umber livery by John Cockcroft. Designed in 1913 by Mr. Billinton, these attractive locos were painted in the LBSC plain black goods livery, until in 1923, probably to use up old paint stocks, number 337 and two others of the class were outshopped in this passenger umber, a livery singularly suited to the class.

BR rebuilt West Country 4-6-2 no. 34010 Sidmouth

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34010 Sidmouth
34010 Sidmouth
BR rebuilt West Country 4-6-2 no. 34010 Sidmouth. This model has been built from the excellent David Andrews kit by Richard Pogson, with an ABC motor and gearbox and Slaters wheels. Expertly painted and lightly weathered by Richard himself. It was taken as part payment for the two SECR O1 class models. Richard is a good friend of mine who helps me a lot, generally with modelling problems that I feel are beyond my capabilities (a very useful bloke to know). When Sidmouth was offered to me with Richards provenance, I had no hesitation.

LNWR A class 0-8-0 compound no. 2545

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LNWR A class 0-8-0 compound no. 2545
LNWR A class 0-8-0 compound no. 2545. Built from scratch in 2006 by Bill Davis, (a good friend of mine for many years). I’m now very happy to own such an unusual example of his fabulous craftsmanship. He has built this model of a 3 cylinder compound prototype with a working representation of the inside low pressure cylinder. It took him 192.5 hours to build and it cost the client £2,200. The Alan Harris (AGH) wheels and crank axle alone cost £609.75. Fitted with an ABC Mini S /Maxon motor and gear unit, collecting power by the American system. Most castings are from the Hobby Horse range. Expertly painted by John Cockcroft.

L&YR Aspinal 6′-0″ 4-4-0 (Peacock) no. 978

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L&YR Aspinal 6′-0″ 4-4-0 (Peacock) no. 978
Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Barton Wright/Aspinal 6′-0″ 4-4-0 (nicknamed a “Peacock”). Beautifully built from scratch and painted by Gordon Heywood in 1963, provenance painted on the underside of the running plate. I didn’t realise that build quality like this was achievable in the sixties, other than by the famous names of Stanley Beeson and Bernard Miller. The crests, all lettering and lining have been painted by hand and the quality of the etched cabside number plates and the “Beyer Peacock & Co.Ltd. Manchester 1883” builders plates, shaped around the opening of the leading coupling rod splasher, is superb. The livery is still in very good condition for such an early model and the detail inside the cab is also superb. The wheels have been expertly machined from good quality cast iron blanks and I believe the motor and gears are home made.

LNWR Webb 5′-6″ 2-4-2T no. 338

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LNWR 338
 LNWR Webb 5′-6″ 2-4-2T no. 338. This model has been built from the Mercian kit by Nigel Smith, with full and working Joy valve gear, giving excellent movement in the space between the frames and below the boiler. Painted to an exceptional standard by Ian Rathbone, it carries his little red nameplate below the running plate as provenance.This superb model is for sale. If interested in buying, see the models for sale https://www.7mmloco.co.uk/shop_new/page of this website.