Modifying Urien the Lady Anne
Modifying Urien the Lady Anne
After a few months running in, and with the 3 other ANLR steamers available for traffic, I have decided it is time to do the full cosmetic job on Urien, my Roundhouse Lady Anne. Here is a list of some of the alterations i'll be making
Coal rails painted black
Smokebox painted matt black
add safety valve bonnet (done)
paint steps on loco black
make and fix on lamp bracket on smokebox
paint rear lamp brackets black
Paint cab interior cream
paint tank fillers black, and possibly also tank tops
add strips of brass down the side of the tanks to hide gap at the back
paint buffer heads black
Line loco, with black paint and a colour of trimline (red or yellow/straw)
fit wooden cab floor
There are a couple of other mods I may do, but I would like to have the engine in traffic as soon as possible
The loco is already stripped, 4 screws had the body off, and another 3 removed had the smokebox off
The body, before the mods
I have already started with the mods, here is the first new bit fitted
The combination lever, crosshead and union link supplied by Roundhouse
I will keep you updated with how this progresses, and once it's done, i'll see if I have enough confidence to try some cosmetic mods on Taliesin...
Coal rails painted black
Smokebox painted matt black
add safety valve bonnet (done)
paint steps on loco black
make and fix on lamp bracket on smokebox
paint rear lamp brackets black
Paint cab interior cream
paint tank fillers black, and possibly also tank tops
add strips of brass down the side of the tanks to hide gap at the back
paint buffer heads black
Line loco, with black paint and a colour of trimline (red or yellow/straw)
fit wooden cab floor
There are a couple of other mods I may do, but I would like to have the engine in traffic as soon as possible
The loco is already stripped, 4 screws had the body off, and another 3 removed had the smokebox off
The body, before the mods
I have already started with the mods, here is the first new bit fitted
The combination lever, crosshead and union link supplied by Roundhouse
I will keep you updated with how this progresses, and once it's done, i'll see if I have enough confidence to try some cosmetic mods on Taliesin...
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"It's a model icebreaker sir."
"It's a bit big isn't it?"
"It's a full scale model sir....."
"It's a model icebreaker sir."
"It's a bit big isn't it?"
"It's a full scale model sir....."
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Re: Modifying Urien the Lady Anne
Do the matt black paint at least - it make a hell of a lot of difference!laalratty wrote:I'll see if I have enough confidence to try some cosmetic mods on Taliesin...
Re: Modifying Urien the Lady Anne
We'll see, I would quite like to paint Tal's smokebox matt blackMDLR wrote:Do the matt black paint at least - it make a hell of a lot of difference!laalratty wrote:I'll see if I have enough confidence to try some cosmetic mods on Taliesin...
Meanwhile, I have fitted the lamp bracket to Urien's smokebox, and also painted the rear coal rail black.
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"What the hell is that?"
"It's a model icebreaker sir."
"It's a bit big isn't it?"
"It's a full scale model sir....."
"It's a model icebreaker sir."
"It's a bit big isn't it?"
"It's a full scale model sir....."
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Bring it to PTLRfest the we can kick it off at slieghton heathers.
also get midge to bring bluebottle cos we have something special in mind.
also get midge to bring bluebottle cos we have something special in mind.
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Its a Mamod it does that.
Cecil your engines on Fire!
Its a Mamod it does that.
lol he was talking of bringing bluebottle... I look forward to whatever you have in mind for it
Definatly no Urien though, the coal rails have been painted but an attempt to paint the smokebox matt black went badly wrong as the can was virtually out of propellent and the results were very blobby. Luckily I managed to strip off the worst of it. The cab interior is next on the list to be done. I'll post pics when it's done.
Definatly no Urien though, the coal rails have been painted but an attempt to paint the smokebox matt black went badly wrong as the can was virtually out of propellent and the results were very blobby. Luckily I managed to strip off the worst of it. The cab interior is next on the list to be done. I'll post pics when it's done.
"What the hell is that?"
"It's a model icebreaker sir."
"It's a bit big isn't it?"
"It's a full scale model sir....."
"It's a model icebreaker sir."
"It's a bit big isn't it?"
"It's a full scale model sir....."
Well despite a busy few days (there's been a change of secretery for the North West area group of the association of 16mm modellers, and guess who PTLRsam and PTLRcecil picked ) I have been carrying on with detailing Urien, and I now have a couple of pics of progress
The coal rails for the tank top bunkers are now black, as are the coal rails for the rear bunker, the paint is railmatch "coal black"
The cab interior, painted with phoenix GWR dull coach cream. The lower half of the back sheet will be painted black at some point.
Next up is painting the steps on the loco black, then the tank fillers before the lining. The smokebox needs re painting as well after the problem with the almost empty spray can.
The coal rails for the tank top bunkers are now black, as are the coal rails for the rear bunker, the paint is railmatch "coal black"
The cab interior, painted with phoenix GWR dull coach cream. The lower half of the back sheet will be painted black at some point.
Next up is painting the steps on the loco black, then the tank fillers before the lining. The smokebox needs re painting as well after the problem with the almost empty spray can.
"What the hell is that?"
"It's a model icebreaker sir."
"It's a bit big isn't it?"
"It's a full scale model sir....."
"It's a model icebreaker sir."
"It's a bit big isn't it?"
"It's a full scale model sir....."
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Well it would be different, were it not for the fact that LMSjool's Lady Anne "David William" is running without its bunker. I'm intending on keeping it for the time being, certainly I will line it but I may also line the backsheet so that I can run without if I want.
"What the hell is that?"
"It's a model icebreaker sir."
"It's a bit big isn't it?"
"It's a full scale model sir....."
"It's a model icebreaker sir."
"It's a bit big isn't it?"
"It's a full scale model sir....."
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