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I've always liked the Idea of doing a prototype loco that never existed, so I had a go at a 2-8-4T austerityloco. I'm really quite pleased with it. At the moment sat on my work bench is another work of fiction (or a crazed mind maybe) A 2-10-4T 9F loco with oil firing. At moment tho I think the standard 4 tanks aren't long enough to look right.

Nice one Gareth, i like it .

Beast is a good description. Several perfectionist rivet counters are currently suffering considerably.

Oh, yes, nice one, Gareth! I often find it a pity that real-life British engineers hardly ever managed to kick over the traces with something like this. What was there? GWR 72XX, a couple of LNWR jobbies (0-8-2T and 0-8-4T), Gresley's non-realised 2-8-2T, scraping the barrel already. And all those yawn-yawn 0-6-0Ts.

Keep up the good work, Gareth.

Cheers,
Artur