LMS 2P 2-4-2T No.10650

[Heather Kay]

Built in several batches and forms from 1889, and modified over the years right up until the 1960s, Aspinall's L&YR Class 5 was designed to work fairly heavy commuter traffic in and around Manchester. No.10650 was a short bunkered, long smokeboxes, Belpaire boilered and motor fitted example.

Thanks are due to Paul Penn-Sayers, Barry (Metalsmith) and Larry G for their boundless assistance before and during this build. Crew from Modelu, transfers from HMRS, couplings from CPL, number, shed, works and bunker plates from Narrow Planet, coal from a beach on the Isle of Grain, dodgy paintwork and lining from me. Yes, I have noticed the wonky sanding pipe. I've added it to the snagging list to be rectified before this model is shipped off to have some electronics installed.

















Click here to go to the workbench thread, where you can learn all about the pitfalls and pratfalls during this build. (Actually, it's not all that bad a kit. It just needs some extra work to overcome idiosyncrasies, and to accommodate the full working inside motion which it was never intended to have out of the box. Having chatted with the manufacturer at a couple of exhibitions, he seems keen for me to feed back my thoughts so he can work on improving the kit.)

 

[john lewsey]

Very Very nice Heather
John

 

[Heather Kay]

Thanks John!

 

[Grahame Hedges]

Very impressive. The driver figure has a natural and casual stance and the overall finish looks great. Luckily the LMS is not my bag otherwise I'd want one.

G

 

[lankytank]

That’s turned out really nice Heather, Bravo. Well worth the effort.

Now, all I need to do is build one in G3 - it’s on the list (when I get my roundtuit)......

Barry

 

[Heather Kay]

The driver figure has a natural and casual stance

The Modelu figures are superb like that, but they ought to be: they're scanned from real people and 3D printed.

Now, all I need to do is build one in G3 - it’s on the list (when I get my roundtuit)......

Now, that I'd like to see. I can begin production of Roundtuits as soon as you like!

 

[freelance7]

Nicely done Heather,

Paul

 

[richard carr]

Thats really nice Heather and even better to see something finished.

Richard

 

[Heather Kay]

even better to see something finished.

Thanks Richard! Absolutely, and hopefully a few more will appear fairly soon.

 

[LarryG]

It's turned out very well Heather and looks really neat.

If there was a Modelu figure of me on that footplate, I'd be about 2 years old sat on the 'shelf' at the back of the cab. It happened at Royton (Oldham) around 1944-5. My mothers father had been a footplateman at 26A until his death in 1940 and the men undoubtedly recognized Bills daughter with her little sprog.

 

[Scale7JB]

Fantastic loco, Heather!!

JB.

 

[Eastsidepilot]

Nice build Heather

Col.

 

[Alan]

Looks very good Heather. I've a few Modelu figures to paint for Blakeney.