West Lulworth in O - Photo Update (Pg9)

[kennyGWSR]

Q1 Update: Spent the afternoon working on her. The scuffs on the boiler cladding have been buffed out and painted over, the transfers have been removed pending replacement so the loco could be painted in the same type of black to match the repair patches. She is currently sitting on the shelf looked rather bare!

The main damage: the big bash at the front, I have straightened out to the best of my abilities and glued the 2 pieces back together and painted. The damage isn't so noticeable now the brass is in black. Look closely and you can see, but from a distance she looks fine. All I need is a new smokebox door!

New transfers ordered. Hopefully some good progress by the weeks end!

are you repainting her into br livery or is it going to be Southern with sunshine lettering?

[tom92240]

Ah, you'll have to wait and see!

All I require is a replacement smokebox door and the transfers to arrive, and she'll be good to go!

After 1st coat of varnish this morning:

[ceejaydee]

A spot on job that would make any loco works happy

[kennyGWSR]

Ah, you'll have to wait and see!

All I require is a replacement smokebox door and the transfers to arrive, and she'll be good to go!

After 1st coat of varnish this morning:

you wouldnt even know it had fallen off.

[tom92240]

Cheers guys!

I think it was a very lucky escape that could have been alot worse! Unfortunately she will always show the battle scar on the front, theres only so much I can do, so its really just a case of concentrating on make it is little obvious as I can! Hopefully the new smokebox door will help.

[kennyGWSR]

Cheers guys!

I think it was a very lucky escape that could have been alot worse! Unfortunately she will always show the battle scar on the front, theres only so much I can do, so its really just a case of concentrating on make it is little obvious as I can! Hopefully the new smokebox door will help.

you have done a very good job at hiding the damage from the photos!

[tom92240]

Transfers arrived today. Here she is fresh out of shops:

[Pedanticmongrel]

Transfers arrived today. Here she is fresh out of shops:

that is the S.E.X.!!!! will look good with my weathered SR wagons

[trainsandco]

has it got a smokebox door on it now? looking at the front (from a side on view) it looked like it did....

Ben

[Pedanticmongrel]

has it got a smokebox door on it now? looking at the front (from a side on view) it looked like it did....

Ben

it will be the old smokebox door with the plates on it removed, i think the plan is to get a new one for it if possible.

[Splop.]

Unfortunately she will always show the battle scar on the front, there's only so much I can do, so its really just a case of concentrating on make it is little obvious as I can! Hopefully the new smoke box door will help.

From what I can gather, didn't they all have battle scars by the time they were withdrawn?

[tom92240]

She still has her old smokebox door on it with the plates still on (so in effect she is still 33001 from the front.) The Plates are glued on very well, no chance of removal so a new door is on order.

Secondly, looking at photos of the survivor in York, mine looks in much better condition even with a dent at the front, the cladding on the boilers were always ripply!

[ceejaydee]

....And with a simple change of decals we move back towards the golden era of rail travel

I do have a strong liking for these ugly beasts - excuse me if you have mentioned it before but what make kit is it?

[tom92240]

....And with a simple change of decals we move back towards the golden era of rail travel

I do have a strong liking for these ugly beasts - excuse me if you have mentioned it before but what make kit is it?

As far as I am aware she is a Meteor Models kit, but I bought her built so am not 100% sure. But seeing as SEMG website lists the Q1 only being made by them I think it is a good assumption!

[ceejaydee]

....And with a simple change of decals we move back towards the golden era of rail travel

I do have a strong liking for these ugly beasts - excuse me if you have mentioned it before but what make kit is it?

As far as I am aware she is a Meteor Models kit, but I bought her built so am not 100% sure. But seeing as SEMG website lists the Q1 only being made by them I think it is a good assumption!

Thanks Tom; it is a lovely model