Bridge over platform two

It's been a finishing things off sort of week down on the Island. Firstly a couple of cattle wagons, a 3D print one which I'd put the couplings at the wrong height, an easy fix. The one nearest the loco I reconstructed from bits I found in a bag of bits kindly donated by Stan Williams and so put it back together and put some spare Dundas Models chassis bits under it. I think it's a Colin Ashby kit and has CV markings on it so I'd be interested to find where it previously ran.

The new footbridge and platform are now populated and in action, here a sand train has run round and is ready to depart for Port Lucy.

Two passenger trains at Underhill Town

I had a retail therapy moment one gin soaked evening and as a result an AGR models special edition PECO obs coach arrived. The livery is lovely but being me I needed to add a few bits and bobs and so the roof got extra ventilators and brass hand rails. I also changed the pale blue vents to copper as I prefer that, a few passengers and a repaint of the roof into a light grey and Bob's your uncle. Very nice.

I painted the tram van and it entered traffic. It is slightly shorter than the tram carriages but by putting an open in between it looks just the job.

I've been doing some testing of the new platform and the new station at Upper Bay, here Dennis and a tram train are in the station at Underhill Town.

"Should we put the luggage in here?"

Testing continues

The name and works plates arrived from Narrow Planet for all the new Dave |Malton locos.

Here they are fitted, I really like all three locos. The only fly in the ointment is that the chassis under 'Cat' the Beyer Peacock is rather lumpy compared to the other KATO 109s I have. Maybe I'll get a fresh one to replace it as the body is very pleasing. 'Oy' and 'Grace' have no crew but I've ordered some figures from Modelu to put this right.

I got this 3D print a while ago and have been wondering what to do with it. I was going to put an Arnold Kof under it that I have in my drawer but even that was too big. I made it up and painted it and then remembered that I had a little Japanese chassis that had been the failed power unit for Lord Stoner's inspection saloon.

I glued in as much lead as I could and fitted the chassis. It doesn't run brilliantly but maybe a little running in might improve it.

 

Couplings fitted, on test down at the wharf

Finally this week I've finished off the new oil tanker which is based on an FR one with an ex road tanker sat in a bogie open wagon. This is a Coopercraft tanker on a Minitrains chassis. I bought the transfers ages ago for something else which they didn't fit but they were perfect for this.