NCC W Class Mogul

[Saint Johnstoun]

I have all the information on the original full size locos to hand and drawings so it was a case of starting from there.

[Colin R]

On 30/3/2022 at 10:09 PM, Robert Shrives said:

This is great work and I am  sure bound to get the good gents and IRM towers to create an rtr version which will be announced as yours leave the paint shop....  

I really look forward to seeing updates as these are icons of the Northern scene.

Robert   

That would be typical of model railways

[Colin R]

Try Simon Thomas of Old Time Workshop at Stevenage. He has a fair range of decals and linings available, he may be able to help out 

http://www.oldtimeworkshop.co.uk/Pricelists/4mmPriceListTransfers.pdf

Regards

Colin Rainsbury

 

[Saint Johnstoun]

Update

Edited April 14, 2022 by Saint Johnstoun
Photos.

[Saint Johnstoun]

Progress to date.

[Saint Johnstoun]

A few things to snag.  Footsteps, some under the running plate details on the Jeep and a correct chimney.   The tender on the Mogul needs a bit more work.

[Richard EH]

These two are looking great, really good work! Never seen a mogul done like this before, so watching with interest!

When I did my jeep (described on here a few years ago, the lining was the nightmare for me - the straw and red UTA lining is really difficult to get right. I ended up doing the straw first, light coat of varnish, and then the red inner line which seemed to work ok, but was really difficult to do. Needless to say, I couldn't find a source of transfers that would do the job. 

Richard.

These two are looking great, really good work! Never seen a mogul done like this before, so watching with interest!

When I did my jeep (described on here a few years ago, the lining was the nightmare for me - the straw and red UTA lining is really difficult to get right. I ended up doing the straw first, light coat of varnish, and then the red inner line which seemed to work ok, but was really difficult to do. Needless to say, I couldn't find a source of transfers that would do the job. 

for my later BCDR tank, James Hilton finished the painting and lining for me, link here:

https://paxton-road.blogspot.com/2021/05/commission-irish-4-4-2t-paintwork.html

Richard.

[Saint Johnstoun]

17 minutes ago, Richard EH said:

These two are looking great, really good work! Never seen a mogul done like this before, so watching with interest!

When I did my jeep (described on here a few years ago, the lining was the nightmare for me - the straw and red UTA lining is really difficult to get right. I ended up doing the straw first, light coat of varnish, and then the red inner line which seemed to work ok, but was really difficult to do. Needless to say, I couldn't find a source of transfers that would do the job. 

Richard.

These two are looking great, really good work! Never seen a mogul done like this before, so watching with interest!

When I did my jeep (described on here a few years ago, the lining was the nightmare for me - the straw and red UTA lining is really difficult to get right. I ended up doing the straw first, light coat of varnish, and then the red inner line which seemed to work ok, but was really difficult to do. Needless to say, I couldn't find a source of transfers that would do the job. 

for my later BCDR tank, James Hilton finished the painting and lining for me, link here:

https://paxton-road.blogspot.com/2021/05/commission-irish-4-4-2t-paintwork.html

Richard.

I do like the 4-4-2 tank - a clever adaptation of the Adams Radial Tank.  I have done something similar with an N class Mogul to create a SECR 'River' class 2-6-4 tank - I trust I will be forgiven for putting a photo of it on here as it is of course a cousin of the GSWR K1 Class Moguls.

The Cab and bunker came from a spare Fowler 2-6-4 tank body I used parts of to create the W class Mogul.   

[Saint Johnstoun]

and to complete the story (we do have a GSR K class Mogul) here is another K class derived from the same Woolwich source.  Metropolitan Railway K Class 2-6-4 tank.  The two Irish models when complete will enable me to tell the whole story of the development of the 2-6-0s and 2-6-4 tanks.

[Saint Johnstoun]

Of Course the designer R.E.L. Maunsell was himself an Irishman!

[airfixfan]

Current issue of Trackside Magazine has an article on the RPSI Mogull 105 project at Whitehead

[Bumble_Bee]

NCC Mogul and Whippet are my two favourite classes of loco I can't wait to see how this turns out!! 

 

Hopefully some day we can get an RTR version I know I would be getting at least three of them  

[Saint Johnstoun]

Both my Mogul and Jeep have now been test run on the Club layout and now await the acquisition of the correct lining, number (and name) plates and final detailing.

[Saint Johnstoun]

Now with some decals.  I still have to find suitable lining.

[jhb171achill]

2 hours ago, Saint Johnstoun said:

Now with some decals.  I still have to find suitable lining.

Very nice jobs indeed! The UTA roundels look to be the right size too - many iterations of these transfers in the past are clearly far too big. You mention the lining - this could be a challenge as some UTA models end up with what looks like yellow and red lining, or even white. I think this is because these are readily available, though I'm not sure.

The correct UTA colour is a beige-straw-like colour and red, rather than yellow; the yellow and red lining was created in the 1990s specifically for RPSI Whitehead Mk 2s, with the deliberate aim of looking vaguely UTA-ish, but not actual UTA! (I know, myself and the then RPSI carriage officer had a hand in it!)