Post by tornado64 on Apr 24, 2013 11:27:24 GMT -5
something a little difrent for you guys
ironicly my starting point is an old jouef class 40 ( french made ) for many years regarded as the best one available of the class ( that was many years ago though !) and there are a couple of better ones available ironicly the french for many years made a better model of a british locomotive than british companies were even though the class of locomotive was famous as being the type on " the great train robbery " but it is still seen as a good starting point , as can be seen there are also detailing parts and glazing
detail filed off the locomotive ends ( same both ends ) as details are difrent on the build i'm doing
40'061 few reasons i picked this loco number one this locomotive is pictured at LLandudno in Wales and i used to cab ride these diesels regularly as a kid from Manchester to LLandudno , secondly i probably at one time rode this very loco , thirdly the locos number tallies with the old manchester telephone code of that period 061 now 0161 and lastly 061 has only two grab rails at each corner instead of 4 at each end so less work
40,061
as opposed to 40'145 seen 1980 at manchester victoria also of note is "manchester victoria west junction " signal box behind the loco where i worked at times many years ago ( now built over )
white metal headcode box and buffer beams fitted and brass buffers
etched brass air vents fitted , scratch built hand rails and white metal tail light units fitted and sprayed hazzard panel yellow
ironicly my starting point is an old jouef class 40 ( french made ) for many years regarded as the best one available of the class ( that was many years ago though !) and there are a couple of better ones available ironicly the french for many years made a better model of a british locomotive than british companies were even though the class of locomotive was famous as being the type on " the great train robbery " but it is still seen as a good starting point , as can be seen there are also detailing parts and glazing
detail filed off the locomotive ends ( same both ends ) as details are difrent on the build i'm doing
40'061 few reasons i picked this loco number one this locomotive is pictured at LLandudno in Wales and i used to cab ride these diesels regularly as a kid from Manchester to LLandudno , secondly i probably at one time rode this very loco , thirdly the locos number tallies with the old manchester telephone code of that period 061 now 0161 and lastly 061 has only two grab rails at each corner instead of 4 at each end so less work
40,061
as opposed to 40'145 seen 1980 at manchester victoria also of note is "manchester victoria west junction " signal box behind the loco where i worked at times many years ago ( now built over )
white metal headcode box and buffer beams fitted and brass buffers
etched brass air vents fitted , scratch built hand rails and white metal tail light units fitted and sprayed hazzard panel yellow
