Simon's Stuff.

[simon.bolton]

I'd thought I'd start off my first proper Thunder-thread with a picture of the most recent items to escape my work-bench.

First is a P4 LSWR G6 built for a friend and beautifully painted by Warren Haywood; when I build my 7mm X6 I want it in that colour.



And then there's my 7mm Ford B0-Bo shunter, built for the Luton O Gauge Group's forth-coming "Central Works" layout; laboriously painted and weathered by me...



Coming soon; an N-Gauge Midland Spinner...

 

[Mike Sheardown]

.........First is a P4 LSWR G6 built for a friend and beautifully painted by Warren Shephard; when I build my 7mm X6 I want it in that colour.

Hi Simon

I think that might be Warren Haywood - seen a previous pic of your lovely G6 on Warren's own thread

Like the Bo Bo shunter too - really nice weathering

Cheers

Mike

 

[simon.bolton]

Akk, I'm really sorry Warren! Thanks Mike. (I like the other Warren's kits too)...

 

[Dikitriki]

I've done that

I sent a very nice pic of my weathered Lord Nelson to Warren Shephard. He wrote back to say it was lovely, but why had I sent it him?

Richard

 

[simon.bolton]

Ahh, the terrors of social media and a very short short term memory!

Cheers Richard, that made me feel a lot better.

Simon

 

[simon.bolton]

Here's another picture of the Ford, I think she made her exhibition debut at St Neots last week with the Luton O Gauge groups "Central Works" layout...

 

[simon.bolton]

Here's one of my occasional posts, I'll try to be a little more regular in future...
It's my 2mm Spinner at the point of having all of it's main bits and pieces put together for a trial fit.

 

[simon.bolton]

Progress. Boiler fittings and rear axle box by NBrass, whistle and single driver springing and axle box by me, penny by Royal Mint...

 

[adrian]

Very impressive - the fine details look just right. Just out of interest what diameter wire are those cab handrails?

 

[simon.bolton]

Cheers Adrian, the nickel wire is 0.25mm and I think I got it from Albion Alloys. Next post I'll show you the tender, when I've used the wire to do its fiddly little hand-rails. Mind you, in this scale, everything is fiddly...
Cheers
Simon

 

[simon.bolton]

The promised tender...without and with its Dapol Terrier chassis and blu-tacked NBrass axle-boxes.

 

[simon.bolton]

And, finally!


Something in ScaleFour next!
Cheers
Simon

 

[David Varley]

Lovely work.