a Dapol 14T Air Ministry tanker sits in kit form after a 48 hour long bath in isopropyl alcohol. I don't know why I left it that long.

The underframe, mounted on a stand while the primer dries. Sneaking into shot is the tank which has already been sprayed red. The cheeky fucker.

Couldn't reassemble it fast enough to take a pic to prove that yes, I can actually Do Things. (not a product placement btw my sorry excuse for a desk is just littered with tools and paint right now)

Sign of things to come? Sort of.

When's the last time you saw me take something beyond primer?

(I'm asking you lot because I forgot!)

SOMETHING'S WRONG I CAN FEEL IT

Kilkenny??? What did Kenny ever do to you?!

Honestly it's just a whole lot of trial and error, this one was done first try but it took *loads* of fettling, unbending and rebending to nail it 😅 I pretty much swear by having a few reference photos and some extra wire to practice on beforehand

Bending continuous handrails hurts my soul. Nothing's permanently fitted yet, still gotta tidy up alll the scuffs from removing the moulded bits, but she's looking slightly more like a 1400 now 😁

Mainline 2P drivers are a shade overscale for 6'6 so they're about right for the 1400's 6'8½... not sure if they'll make the loco ride too high but we'll see what happens when I tackle the Perseverance chassis 🤞

⚠️ nonsense in progress ⚠️

had to hit Rover with the temporary glowdown ray 💔

no

emlyn stop starting new things challenge (failed immediately)

For (some) context, this engine was the catalyst for my Spyway & Hawthorn Consolidated Collieries freelance, so she's got a hell of a lot to answer for!

Out of the nine RODs in S&H's fleet, No.11 is undeniably my all time favourite

that blue bird site is an annoyingly difficult habit to kick >:(

you think your working conditions are dangerous? well, you should sea mine

blue?! absolutely not 😂

I can't even consider repainting this goober without feeling guilty, send help

new creechur alert!

Five of Spyway & Hawthorn Consolidated Collieries' finest ROD 2-8-0s, all lined up for their first group pic in various states of progress

hello chat I'm moving over here For Real this time 😎

late but mer crismis i guess

someone order a bit of Baldwinposting?

Well.

I should really pull my head out my ass and start posting here more often so uhhhh

S&HCC No.11 pic you've probably already seen!

should've had this dingus on the road to completion by now but i forgor 💀

weapon of mass paint destruction has been deployed

"six months" more like today lmao are we all jumping ship?????

hello chat i have 1 (one) s class pic to post k thanks see you in another six months byeeeeee

is this thing on

haven't posted on here in a little while

I'm cooking (I think)

"Duke's 'Picnic' was a train for summer visitors. It was his Special Train. He took his passengers up the line and stopped anywhere they wanted, He and his driver knew all the best places for picnics"

Big thank you to Aaron for doing this edit <3

Happy to have reached a goal i've had since venturing into 16mm;
The Picnic Set

Featuring
No.18 Brake Third "Sigrid"
No.15 Full Third "Thorfinn"
No.21 Composite "Rosaline"
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