James's workbench

[Jk60113]

Have been reading the posts for a while and have decided that I should start posting here following my return to model railways after building a 3.5 inch gauge Thompson A1 pacific.

I am currently working on a J52 using a bachmann pannier tank chassis and a hornby J52 with a detailing kit from mainly trains.
Thanks James

[manna]

G'day Gents

Nice.......very nice.

manna

[greenglade]

Hi James


Welcome to the forum and very nice models....Thompson A1 in 3 1/2 gauge... would that by chance be based on LBSC's Heilan lassie? I have one myself, finished as 4470 Great Northern.. lovely loco's and pretty powerful for 3 1/2".

Regards

Pete

[Jk60113]

Hi Pete
The A1 has heilen lassie wheels and cylinder castings but the rest was built to works drawings.
Thanks James

[Jk60113]

Have finally got my Severn 20 ton hoppers built now just need to add the transfers and start weathering now.
Thanks James

[greenglade]

Hi Pete
The A1 has heilen lassie wheels and cylinder castings but the rest was built to works drawings.
Thanks James

sounds very interesting James... Mine won't be so elegant... it was a half built model offered to me at a silly price so I bought it and completed it as a play thing while my main build continues... took 2 years out of my build though which I hadn't reckoned on...still back on track now...

Pete

[Jk60113]

Hi Pete
Next time I steam great northern I will take some.pictures and post them online.
Thanks.James

[Jk60113]

Although this isn't really a model railway but I did promise I would put some pictures of my 3 1/2 Thompson A1 great northern when I next had her out.
Thanks James

[Jk60113]

Good afternoon gents
I have been asked to repaint an A3 into the British railways experimental purple and was wondering could anyone can recommend a.paint that would match and I was wondering.if anyone can supply information about the LNER coaches that were painted in LNWR plum and split milk.
Thanks James

[Jk60113]

Good evening all
Have been modifying a hornby d49 and need to repaint it and was hoping someone could give some advice on the best way of doing the red lining around the running boards and tender chassis.
Thanks James

[Jk60113]

Morning all
I was wondering does anyone know if the flared tenders fitted to class D49s were the same as those fitted to the V2 and K3 as I can't find any information on them.
Thanks James

[Tom F]

Morning all
I was wondering does anyone know if the flared tenders fitted to class D49s were the same as those fitted to the V2 and K3 as I can't find any information on them.
Thanks James

You need to check the spacers in the tender frames. If they are oval, then yes they are group standard LNER tenders. If they appear semi oval with a clear flat side, then they are ex GCR tenders, which D49s began to receive in the late 1930s, when their LNER group standard tenders were given to the new V2s.

[Jk60113]

Thanks tom
Much appreciate the help
Thanks James

[Jk60113]

Afternoon all
I was wondering does anyone have a contact address and telephone number for dean sidings as he doesn't appear to have a Web presence and would like to build one of his great central L1/L3.
Thanks again James

[Jk60113]

Finally started getting some.of the weathering done.
Thanks james