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LMS (ex LNWR) Webb Coal Tank 0-6-2T no. 7763

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LMS (ex LNWR) Webb Coal Tank 0-6-2T no. 7763
LMS (ex LNWR) Webb Coal Tank 0-6-2T no. 7763. A kit built model, not sure which kit. But that’s not important. What is important is the fabulous quality of build, by Martin Wyatt, his nameplate is on the underside as provenance. Slaters wheels and plunger pickups and powered by a Chaplin top quality gear and motor unit. I bought this model from Footplate in BR plain black, but although I’m a massive fan of the LNWR and Coal Tanks especially, I do think that they look tired in BR livery, as I’m sure they really were. So a new paint job my myself (the original paint didn’t need stripping)  and weathering by Warren Haywood. I am so pleased with it, but she tells me that I can’t keep them all.

BR (ER) Peppercorn A2 class Pacific no. 60537 Bachelors Button

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BR (ER) Peppercorn A2 class Pacific no. 60537 Bachelors Button
BR (ER) Peppercorn A2 class Pacific no. 60537 Bachelors Button. This fabulous model was built and painted from the DJH Limited Edition Kit No. 30 by John Cockcroft, and still has the signed Certificate of Construction, dated 26th November 1999, as provenance. John is a good friend of mine and he has painted many of the models, to my commission,  that are displayed on these pages. I have been to his home many times and when his work is seen in various stages of completion, his superb quality of build becomes apparent.

BR (ex LMS) Fowler Patriot 6P class 4-6-0 no. 45504 Royal Signals

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BR (ex LMS) Fowler Patriot 6P class 4-6-0 no. 45504 Royal Signals
BR (exLMS) Fowler Patriot 6P class 4-6-0 no. 45504 Royal Signals. The third Patriot that has been added to these pages recently and another recent auction purchase. This model like the other two has been very well built from the superb David Andrews kit. It is powered by the Portescap RG7 multi-stage gear and motor unit, collecting power from the Slaters wheels and plunger pick-ups. Bought unpainted. Very little work, in the way of repairs or restoration has been needed, other than a visit to Warren Haywood’s for one of his magnificent paint and light weathering jobs. Jon Boot takes the credit for the build quality.

GWR Churchward Saint class 4-6-0 no. 2908 Lady of Quality

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GWR Churchward Saint class 4-6-0 no. 2908 Lady of Quality. Built from the DJH Piercy kit, with a chain drive gear unit, Slaters wheels and plunger pickups to the driving wheels and (belt and braces) wiper pickups to the tender wheels. Since the kit was released some years ago I had admired the good looks of the loco and quality of the kit, so when a part built kit appeared on Ebay at a reasonable price I bought it, tender ready built, Severnmill “Lady of Quality” nameplates included. I have now recently had Bob Walker, of the Poachers group, to complete the build for me, and what a good job he has made of it. Superb painting by Warren Haywood adds the finishing touch. The full size Lady of Quality circa 1935, was one of the early Saints with lever reverse and stepped frames at the cab end. Bob has modified the standard kit to incorporate these unusual features superbly.

Highland Railway Drummond A class 4-6-0 no. 146 Skibo Castle

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Highland Railway Drummond A class 4-6-0 no. 146 Skibo Castle
Highland Railway Peter Drummond A class 4-6-0 no. 146 Skibo Castle. Well built using the Lochgorm kit as a basis of construction. Beautifully painted in the Highland Railway Drummond I fully lined livery by Ian Rathbone and featured on his superb website. The tender lettering “there are 54 letters, 6 digits and 3 full stops, all hand painted in five colours plus undercoat”. Pick-ups and single stage gears power the model quietly and efficiently. The centre driving wheels are flangeless.

BR (ex LNER) Gresley A3 class Pacific no. 60093 Coronach

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BR (ex LNER) Gresley A3 class Pacific no. 60093 Coronach
BR (ex LNER) Gresley A3 class Pacific no. 60093 Coronach. Very well built from the DJH kit, with Slaters wheels and a chain driven motor and gear unit, she runs as smooth as a Rolls Royce. A model bought recently from an auction in Cumbria. A chancy on-line buy. From the two photos on the auction web-site it looked to be fairly well built, but it’s original paintwork looked “play worn”. On collection (I was on holiday in Cumbria at the time) when I could hold it and feel the build quality, I was well pleased. When back home, I stripped the loco down and the paintwork was stripped. Now fully rebuilt and with superb quality paintwork by Warren Haywood, doesn’t she look good? A chance well worth taking.

North Eastern Railway P2 class 0-6-0 no. 1098

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North Eastern Railway P2 class 0-6-0 no. 1098. Built by myself on commission from the very comprehensive Piercy Models kit, which includes static inside valve gear and a wealth of inside cab detail. With Slaters wheels, plunger pick-ups and a motor and gearbox combination by Premier Components. This model is now ready for testing at the Poachers test track in Lincoln, then if all’s well it will be handed to my client. Work was started on the build of this model on February 28th 2022 and finished to the stage shown on the 11th August. Build time 82 hours. 

Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Aspinal 7′-3″ 4-4-0 no. 1224 (Flyer)

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L&YR Aspinal 7′-3″ 4-4-0 no. 1224 (nicknamed a “Flyer”). Expertly built from scratch by Peter Priestley, with fully working inside motion and Joy valve gear. Beautifully painted some years ago in the L&Y fully lined black livery, which is still in remarkably good condition, proving that this model has been well looked after throughout it’s life. Fitted with a powerful motor and gears, this 4-4-0 is a good performing example of a wheel arrangement that is notoriously difficult to get good adhesion to the track.