Southwold No. 4 Wenhaston (ish)
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ge_rik
British narrow gauge (esp. Southwold and W&LLR)
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Can I pick the brains of the collected wisdom out there. There are very few pictures of Wenhaston though she does appear in a couple of videos. It's really difficult to make out if she had a polished brass dome or merely a polished painted dome.
In this clip it looks as if her dome is painted - http://youtu.be/ygtjCLh4YBs?t=52s ...re I apply the final coat of paint? Rik
Can I pick the brains of the collected wisdom out there. There are very few pictures of Wenhaston though she does appear in a couple of videos. It's really difficult to make out if she had a polished brass dome or merely a polished painted dome.
In this clip it looks as if her dome is painted - http://youtu.be/ygtjCLh4YBs?t=52s ...re I apply the final coat of paint? Rik
MRail
16mm etc - Live steam, battery & trams
Re:Southwold No. Wenhaston (ish)
Rik,
Studying "Branch Line to Southwold", Middleton Press, reveals just two pics of No 4, Wenhaston, B&W of course.
One gives the impression of a painted dome, as do pics of all the other locos.
The second give a distinct impression of polished brass.
So, no real help!
Rik,
Studying "Branch Line to Southwold", Middleton Press, reveals just two pics of No 4, Wenhaston, B&W of course.
One gives the impression of a painted dome, as do pics of all the other locos.
The second give a distinct impression of polished brass.
So, no real help!
Dtsteam
G Scale, Travel, Steam Boats, Mechanical Music
Re:Southwold No. Wenhaston (ish)
I can't claim any knowledge, but this would say 'painted' to me
http://www.southwoldmuseum.org/Transport popups/Wenhaston4_popup.htm
I can't claim any knowledge, but this would say 'painted' to me
http://www.southwoldmuseum.org/Transport popups/Wenhaston4_popup.htm
casey jones snr
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That would appear to be the logical conclusion Steph'. I quite agree with you.
That would appear to be the logical conclusion Steph'. I quite agree with you.
ge_rik
British narrow gauge (esp. Southwold and W&LLR)
Re:Southwold No. Wenhaston (ish)
Maybe they got fed up with polishing the dome so painted it
Thanks for all your researches and suggestions, folks. I've decided to go with a painted dome. Firstly, the dome I've used is made of plastic and so I'd have to paint it with brass paint (or apply gold leaf?) - either way I doubt it will look like the real thing. Secondly, the majority of pictures seem to suggest it was painted - particularly those taken towards the end of the railway's life. And lastly, my model is 'inspired' by the original rather than a faithful scale model (and anyway it'll be easier to paint the whole thing one uniform colour)
Rik
Maybe they got fed up with polishing the dome so painted it
Thanks for all your researches and suggestions, folks. I've decided to go with a painted dome. Firstly, the dome I've used is made of plastic and so I'd have to paint it with brass paint (or apply gold leaf?) - either way I doubt it will look like the real thing. Secondly, the majority of pictures seem to suggest it was painted - particularly those taken towards the end of the railway's life. And lastly, my model is 'inspired' by the original rather than a faithful scale model (and anyway it'll be easier to paint the whole thing one uniform colour)
Rik
ge_rik
British narrow gauge (esp. Southwold and W&LLR)
Re:Southwold No. Wenhaston (ish)
Progress so far.
She's out of the paint shops but still needs to be lined and have her nameplates attached. There's also a bit of titivating here and there (including the installation of a driver). Once that's done I'll firmly fix the cab roof in place.
Rik
Progress so far.
She's out of the paint shops but still needs to be lined and have her nameplates attached. There's also a bit of titivating here and there (including the installation of a driver). Once that's done I'll firmly fix the cab roof in place.
Rik
jameshilton
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Re:Southwold No. Wenhaston (ish)
Rik that looks very good indeed! Presume awaiting black for the smoke box, chimney and roof?
Rik that looks very good indeed! Presume awaiting black for the smoke box, chimney and roof?
Neil Robinson
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Most impressive.
Before you apply the final black paint have you considered modifying the shape of the valve chests to more closely resemble Wenhaston's?
Before you apply the final black paint have you considered modifying the shape of the valve chests to more closely resemble Wenhaston's?
ge_rik
British narrow gauge (esp. Southwold and W&LLR)
I've installed that already. Decided to do it before going into the paint shop in case I messed up the paintwork. I've been running her today and am well pleased with her hauling power. She ran out of juice this afternoon but as I've been test-running on and off over the past week or so I'm hopeful she'll hold a charge for a normal day's running.whizzo said:
I might finish off the blog posting this evening, which will have more details of how I installed the electrics. Will post the link on here if I do - but there's a few more hours of daylight left so may go back out to run a few more trains.
Rik
ge_rik
British narrow gauge (esp. Southwold and W&LLR)
Re:Southwold No. Wenhaston (ish)
Hi James
Yes - on the todo list.
Just seen your article in this month's Continental Modeller BTW - nice one!
Rik
PS - May install another chimney though. You'll probably notice that the top rim is crooked. Made the mistake of using Superglue for the whitemetal castings and it went off immediately without leaving me any wriggle-room. Next time I'll use epoxy.
jameshilton said:
Hi James
Yes - on the todo list.
Just seen your article in this month's Continental Modeller BTW - nice one!
Rik
PS - May install another chimney though. You'll probably notice that the top rim is crooked. Made the mistake of using Superglue for the whitemetal castings and it went off immediately without leaving me any wriggle-room. Next time I'll use epoxy.
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I think that's the bane of any kind of model building or for that matter anything creative! The creator/builder is so engrossed that any perceived flaws gain much more prominence than they deserve. That said, I really don't think you have need worry - the loco is oozing character and shows great modelling skills. And if learning a few things along the way is inspiration for the next project, that can only be a good thing!
By the way I rediscovered your blog recently, having bookmarked it ages ago. It's a great read and a really fantastic resource. Thanks!
ge_rik said:
I think that's the bane of any kind of model building or for that matter anything creative! The creator/builder is so engrossed that any perceived flaws gain much more prominence than they deserve. That said, I really don't think you have need worry - the loco is oozing character and shows great modelling skills. And if learning a few things along the way is inspiration for the next project, that can only be a good thing!
By the way I rediscovered your blog recently, having bookmarked it ages ago. It's a great read and a really fantastic resource. Thanks!
ge_rik
British narrow gauge (esp. Southwold and W&LLR)
Re:Southwold No. Wenhaston (ish)
All my models are loosely based on the originals. My interests lie very much in the operational aspects of the railway and so as long as I have a loco and some stock which gives the impression (with eyes half closed) of a rural narrow gauge railway going about its business I'm happy.
I've just posted a sort-of step-by-step account of how I went about the construction here:
http://riksrailway.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/how-i-built-manning-wardle-0-6-2.html < Link To http://riksrailway.blogsp...ning-wardle-0-6-2.html
There's still more to add, but it hopefully gives a reasonable overview of what I did should anyone want to have a go themselves.
Rik
Thanks for that encouragementjimmielx said:
All my models are loosely based on the originals. My interests lie very much in the operational aspects of the railway and so as long as I have a loco and some stock which gives the impression (with eyes half closed) of a rural narrow gauge railway going about its business I'm happy.
I've just posted a sort-of step-by-step account of how I went about the construction here:
http://riksrailway.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/how-i-built-manning-wardle-0-6-2.html < Link To http://riksrailway.blogsp...ning-wardle-0-6-2.html
There's still more to add, but it hopefully gives a reasonable overview of what I did should anyone want to have a go themselves.
Rik