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The purists probably won’t like this one. Some 31s were named in 1999 (including 31459) but I’ve not been able to find confirmation that it had the nameplate, blue livery and the grey roof at the same time - but after some discussion it was decided to present it like this:

2019-12-14_01-52-41 by Steve Mumford, on Flickr

I’ve refitted all the parts I removed prior to painting apart from the buffer beam pipes - next is finding a big enough bucket of mud to make it ‘dirty’.

Fantastic work Steve......maybe not too big a bucket of mud is reqd - perhaps just enough to make it look used - LOL

Looks very smart.

Hound Dog wrote: ↑Sat Dec 14, 2019 2:24 pm Fantastic work Steve......maybe not too big a bucket of mud is reqd - perhaps just enough to make it look used - LOL

Well, I reckon this one is just about done. Buffer beam detail added and a few shades of black and brown to give it a ‘used’ but not decrepit appearance.

20191215_135748 by Steve Mumford, on Flickr

20191215_135814 by Steve Mumford, on Flickr

20191215_135848 by Steve Mumford, on Flickr

20191215_140038 by Steve Mumford, on Flickr

20191215_135957 by Steve Mumford, on Flickr

20191215_140242 by Steve Mumford, on Flickr

20191215_140102 by Steve Mumford, on Flickr

20191215_140146 by Steve Mumford, on Flickr

It might not be the correct colour for the name but I wouldn’t say no to it.

This Hound Dog thinks that “Cerberus” - the Hounds of Hades, looks the Dogs B•••••ks !.........absolutely no concerns about name, number or colour being non - prototypical - will work perfectly fine for the era I am modelling.

Thank you Steve for your time and expertise in turning a loco which would have probably spent its life in a box at the back of the cupboard, into one that I am sure will be a firm favourite on my layout.

Richard

The more I see it the more I want it.

You Sir, are a master of your craft. Brilliant. R-

Brilliant job - looks real - who cares whether the nameplate is correct or not. Very well done.