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The prototype, it was built by North British Locomotive Co. in 1908 for the Kalka Shimla railway in India.
This is the results of me having a chest infection and being at home for a few days. Although this exercise took about 6-7 hours, and I’m quite happy with the results.
Almost filled, filed and sanded.
New tip.... Dry, wet and dry paper cut into tiny squares is great for getting tiny scratches out and gets the surface of the body as smooth as eggs! 🥚
Fine sand and detailing stage.
Progress has been steady all week and then I had to go away with work over the weekend. I’m not far from finishing the project now, but struggling with a livery.... I’m also unsure whether to move the chimney forward? The prototype I’ve been follow
Although this looks for the best part finished i still have quite a lot to do. I haven’t even started testing yet, but it has been only two weeks since i started this project, so I think I need to slow down a little.
I need to add more rivets. I followed the rivet pattern from the prototype I’m using as a reference. Unfortunately they are fairly spaced out so they seem to disappear into the green livery. I’m going to order some white/ black / white lining trans
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The rear of the cab Is different from the prototype to make it fit a more British outline.
I’ve been planning a series of narrow gauge GWR locomotives ever since I got a book by Peter Johnson about the absorbed VoR and W&L by the Great Western.
The plan is to build three of these and possibly one bigger mallet in a similar style. It’s a very County Gate-esque thing to do, but that’s the plan. The results of this project have been great, so I’m looking forward to the rest taking shape.
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