7mm Watery Lane

iploffy

OC Blue Brigade
I never said I didn't like them that was just your interpretation of what I said washing machine baiting is so much fun
 

Overseer

Western Thunderer
Pedant mode on - it's a Union flag NOT a jack - pedant mode off, sorry.
To be really pedantic, it shouldn't be described as a 'flag' when it is painted on a rigid surface as by definition a flag is made of fabric. When the design was introduced in 1606 it was called the British flag, the union name didn't appear until the 1620s. The jack part has naval derivation meaning small. Both Union Flag and Union Jack have been official titles since the beginning of the twentieth century, if not earlier, for the British flag. So my vote would be for describing the painted image of the flag on the side of the 47s as a Union Jack. Not that it really matters.
 

iploffy

OC Blue Brigade
Rule 1 applies fun boys fun it's on my loco if it's a union garter, union necklace, union hankie I don't really care it looks right to me, who is going to notice when it's flying around in the garden at 90 mph towing mk1's. Come on boys play nicely
 

mth

Western Thunderer
FWIW, 47 163 initially carried an incorrect Union jack and was hastily repainted, photos of that are quite hard to find :).

Also, 47 163 & 164 were the only Stratford 47s ever painted with a silver roof and initially silver water tanks. All other Stratford 47s were painted with light grey roofs as were 163 and 164 later.

I think the silver water tanks were painted black in 78 so technically if modelling 77 they should be silver as should the roof, though some photos suggest the roof was light grey from late 77. If black tanks and grey roof then it'd be 78 onward. I'd have to check my notes when I get home to be more accurate on the dates etc.
Mickoo

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5070/5742166584_7de1dbf3bf.jpg
http://www.class47.co.uk/c47_zoom_v3.php?img=0720050071210

47163 was involved in a crash

https://www.flickr.com/photos/samrail/7090327423/
 

iploffy

OC Blue Brigade
Not yet mate, I seem to have not enough week left at the end of the work, if you get what I mean. I am busy with the wife's business as well getting some currency for the Royal bank of MTH. LOL
 

iploffy

OC Blue Brigade
Sorry its been a while but I have had serious health issues that could have cost me my life. I am now to be known as the Bionic Colonel , I got fitted with a pace maker.

Well the Kettering show was not really a lot to write home about, didn't stay for long had a lot of things to do I am afraid. I did buy a few trinkets, 6 of these for a start at the bargain price of £30 each.20150307_215839_resized_1.jpg
Any one want to buy an Anglia any colour so long as its BLUE
 
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iploffy

OC Blue Brigade
with my enforced absence from work at the moment I have been doing a bit more on these20150319_195829_resized_1.jpg
What a game of soldiers they have turned out to be. I am beginning to get the top details sorted out and slowly moving down the coaches. I decided to batch build them the first 5 on show, a little rough around the edges but as they get more fettled they get better.
 

Steph Dale

Western Thunderer
Ian,

They're looking tremendous, well worth the work. An exercise in pure bloody-mindedness I'd think with that many on the go!

Steph
 

Ressaldar

Western Thunderer
Ian,

there is some great work going on there:thumbs::thumbs::thumbs:, keep on going, it will be well worth it in the end.

cheers

Mike
 

mickoo

Western Thunderer
They are beginning to take shape very nicely indeed, well worth all the effort you've put in, bravo to the colonel :thumbs:
 

iploffy

OC Blue Brigade
still playing with the coaches the worst thing about glueing coaches toghether is the bottoms sometimes dont line up and I end up with a rise in the bottom on the body, I am fixing these one at a time using a metal plate and sacrificial paper and SUPER GLUE, what fun20150408_194247_resized.jpg
just after the door at the bottom you can see the rise, this particular example has been filled with glue
 
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