57XX cab side plate position

[daifly]

There's a list here which I also use:

Railwayana Collectors' Network - GWR cabside plates

A guide to which GWR cabside number plates were cast in brass and which were iron.

www.trainweb.org

Dave

 

[simond]

That’s a useful list, Dave, is it worth pinning it in the resources section?

(It’ll be easier to find in a year’s time when I’ve finished the next loco…)

atb
Simon

 

[daifly]

Good idea Simon. It's done.
Dave

 

[RonnieS]

Careful using those number plates, 8790 and 4655 were cast iron plates - according to a list I have.

I am always careful with numberplates. This is me being careful with a plate I had cast (in the school workshop where I worked) over 40 years ago. That one was not cast iron it was a brass alloy.

 

[RonnieS]

Well, all the Bachmann Panniers are renumbered. I have made a start on the Accuscale one.
Very much a work in progress thing at the mo as much cleaning up still to do.

This is the prep work


The original decals removed by Sharpie pen and Microset (don't use Microset on Railmatch transfers!!!)
Just the bottom of the cabside decal removed as its a guide for the new number but new number is slightly higher as discussed above.
New transfers added but still drying out and awaiting clean up and satin varnish stage.

And the inspiration.

 

[RonnieS]

4 of the renumbered panniers on Old Mills
4mm - OLD MILLS is up in the air!

 

[RonnieS]

Is it a gaggle of panniers, or a herd or a colony? Maybe its a mass of matchboxes!
Anyway all now done but awaiting dry weather before spraying with a weathering mix.

 

[RonnieS]

Careful using those number plates, 8790 and 4655 were cast iron plates - according to a list I have.

I had to be careful with the front number plate on the Accuscale PT (unlike the Bachmann version where all you have to do is file the rivets off and varnish in preparation for the new front plate) 7723 was a pig! Accuscale front plates are brass and a bit too wide. Much careful and time consuming filing! However after 2 coats of Micro gloss and an overnight dry out the new plate went on a treat. 7723 requires weathering, a crew, a decent scale front coupling and a bit more work but I am pleased so far.

 

[Dog Star]

Is it a gaggle of panniers, or a herd or a colony? Maybe its a mass of matchboxes!

Surely a basket of panniers!

 

[Alan]

Nice to see the nickname matchbox as in my home town of Gloucester that is what panniers were called.

 

[Yorkshire Dave]

Is it a gaggle of panniers, or a herd or a colony?

A plague of panniers


Hat, coat & run

 

[Alan]

No, Nooooooooo!

 

[RonnieS]

A plague of panniers

No It's a Plague of Peaks or at least that's what other spotters told me in 1962 when D1 etc appeared. By 1963 it was an Disgusting Infestation of Diesels.

 

[RonnieS]

Nice to see the nickname matchbox as in my home town of Gloucester that is what panniers were called.

7723 was a Gloucester allocated matchbox.

 

[sjp23480]

I want to weather one of my panniers to represent the BR paint wearing off and the earlier GWR lettering is visible on the tanksides.

I found an image on the web a few months ago but didn't bookmark it and....

Can anyone help or point me in the right direction please?

 

[Eastsidepilot]

Have a look here GWR 1942–1947 loco livery

 

[Osgood]

Looks like that siding has been rented out - guess this sign will be appearing before long and you'll be needing some 4mm oxygen and propane bottles........

 

[RonnieS]

Looks like that siding has been rented out - guess this sign will be appearing before long and you'll be needing some 4mm oxygen and propane bottles........

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Time stands still on my layout. Unlike me the locos never get old.