A De Winton Project

[Chris Bird]

Hi folks
After making three films of Roy Wood's De Winton, I was smitten, so when a PPS version came on the market on the South Devon Group's website, I had to have it.
My modest conversion programme was not without its problems as you can read here:
https://sites.google.com/a/gardenrailwayclub.com/club/locos/rwm-pps-de-winton
And yesterday I made a little film. My railway is in rampant growth and the self sown Euphorbias give it a bit of a tropical jungle look in places. The very heavy logs on my GP wagons are from sustainable sources ;-)
You can see it here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7y6cFSLIdhY
For those who don't like videos, here is a photo of the loco.
Cheers
Chris
PS My apologies that the videos do not play on my website at present - the web host has screwed something in the software.....

 

[steinz]

Absolutely bloomin' brilliant ... great stuff, Chris !

 

[casey jones snr]

Another great video Chris. You have done wonders with that locomotive. Most impressive. The driver is a perfect match.

 

[garrymartin]

The appearance of the loco has been improved 10 fold Chris , I am finding 7/8ths stuff so tempting.

 

[Old Tom]

Love the vid.
Love the loco.
I want one.

 

[Chris Bird]

Thanks for the kind words guys - it is a fun loco and I have really enjoyed fiddling and modifying it
The nice thing about this loco is that it is all so simple and most of my mods are reversible in a few minutes. Not that I plan to of course!
Cheers
Chris

 

[Shawn]

Wow Chris amazing. The layout looks great in all its Spring colors. Your mods are always amazing.
You have to stop tempting me. I want a Dewinton now

 

[Chris Bird]

Thanks Shawn - the railway is at its best at the moment with everything fresh and green - I guess yours is too. I have attached a photo of a particularly green (and maroon) part of the railway.
Regarding the De Winton, I should like to be a fly on the wall when you put the case for a new loco and a change of scale to the management.....
Cheers
Chris