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Mr Bones wrote: ↑Wed Mar 08, 2023 8:41 pm Very nice looking loco. Seems very detailed.

Yes Mr B, first impressions are very favourable. And to be honest, it was a good price at £149 for the DCC ready version.
Adding sound made it significantly more expensive though.

Did it have many detailed parts to be fitted? The lining on the wheels looks excellent.

Walkingthedog wrote: ↑Thu Mar 09, 2023 9:07 am Did it have many detailed parts to be fitted? The lining on the wheels looks excellent.

Vacuum pipes, lamps, dummy couplings and fire irons were supplied - I added the crew and real coal.

Nice to get fire irons.

Let’s just say that there were times today when I wish I had taken the 4x4 option when I bought my car. Now how can I fit this in my shed.

2023-03-10_04-59-56 by Steve Mumford, on Flickr

Super picture - glad you got there That's the trouble with the UK - you never know when a 4x4 might be useful.

Sheeps.

2023-03-14_05-04-37 by Steve Mumford, on Flickr

Took me some time to paint 12. I found flicking an almost dry brush over them gave a good effect. Well I thought so.

They came out well Brian.
I had to stick mine to a offcut of plastic to spray them. Then a beige wash but I soon realised that I couldn’t reach their backs - had to take them off to rectify that. I still have the faces to do - all one hundred. Black faced Swaledales.



After our recent debate regarding the size of a scaled down sheep I considered chasing this one with a tape measure. They’re bigger than you think.

The picture of the one you have painted is very realistic.