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On Thursday I will say goodbye to this layout. It was one of three I made during the covid lockdown. Sadly I never got around to even offering it to Exhibition Managers and as such it has never been ‘on the circuit’.
Attached are my last batch of photos that I took this afternoon as a memory of those weird lockdown months. After three years storage it ran very well ...
Before going any further, I have to admit that the B1 has turned out weathered a bit more than I actually wanted! This is the last loco of the recent batch of detailing and upgrading certain items with better quality products.
So here we are with a medium weathering created by airbrushing, dry brushing and a few powders. During taking the photos of the loco, I reali...
After several attempts to make my Bachmann Brass 4F more realistic, I declare it finished! This has been a long project over a couple of years that had to fit in amongst lots of other jobs. It is now crewed, lamps fitted and final weathering blended to match original medium coating.
Another two of the fantastic Dapol Fuel Tanks weathered. The Esso is Light to Medium and the Shell/BP is Medium weathered. This must make at least 25-30 I have done over the years and its always a pleasure.
My Q6 is now weathered after an extensive rebuilding program as stated in a previous post. I have given it a medium standard that reflects a really hard worked engine. A crew has now been added, but oil lamps still needed.
There seems to be several Q6’s for sale at the moment in O Gauge. They all seem very expensive and have been lettered and numbered as BR, which d...