Bachmann Baldwin 2-4-2 Battery Conversion

[viaEstrecha]

Moving ever closer to finishing my Lyn, I am now considering the "crew". From left to right I have examples from 3 suppliers, G Scale from Clavey Models (no longer supplying G Gauge) ...

Clavey's still selling them via eBay, surely???

 

[dunnyrail]

Moving ever closer to finishing my Lyn, I am now considering the "crew". From left to right I have examples from 3 suppliers, G Scale from Clavey Models (no longer supplying G Gauge) 16mm from Modeltown (I think) and the Bachmann supplied item. The G Gauge item looks best fit, so I and looking to buy from Narrow Minded Rail Works.

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The Bachman geezer with a bit of surgery and a new paint job can be made a much nicer looking figure, leave one arm as is to be holding the regulator.

 

[JimmyB]

Clavey's still selling them via eBay, surely???

Can only find their 16mm stuff which is far to large.

The Bachman geezer with a bit of surgery and a new paint job can be made a much nicer looking figure, leave one arm as is to be holding the regulator.

Maybe, but I am after a more British look.

 

[JimmyB]

Having already a Clavey fireman, I was now looking for a driver, as mentioned earlier I could not find a Clavey so bought a Narrow Minder Railworks (NMR) figure (via eBay). On receipt it looked okay, but a smite small, and I then noticed Clavey has some G scale back on eBay, and a second figure was bought. In the photos Clavey and the Left, and NMR on the right, I think the Clavey looks better, because the "thin" detail is exaggerated, and to me seems more real.
Both figures were provided primed ready to paint, and had no clean up prior to painting, I will post pictures of the painted figure when complete.

 

[JimmyB]

Figures painted and the Clavely (on the left) wins out:



It is amazing how photos show up the issues in painting, and don't the eyes look scary.
Here he is with his previously purchased cohort in the cab:



The blog will be updated soon, with the (almost) finished model.

 

[PhilP]

Eyes are really difficult to get anything like..

PhilP

 

[JimmyB]

So the blog is now updated with photos and text:

Bachmann Baldwin 2-4-2 "Lyn"

I previously owned the early Bachmann Lyn with the plastic valve gear, and was very disappointed with it, but I still wished to ow...

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For those that just want to see the finished article:

 

[Paul M]

Eyes are really difficult to get anything like..

PhilP

I tend not to bother, or if I do it's just couple of pencil dots.

 

[dunnyrail]

I tend not to bother, or if I do it's just couple of pencil dots.

That sounds a good plan, another option on my mind was a cocktail stick just dabbed into a small blob of paint in one of those cheepo paint pallets from The Works. Some as cheep as a quid.

 

[JimmyB]

That sounds a good plan, another option on my mind was a cocktail stick just dabbed into a small blob of paint in one of those cheepo paint pallets from The Works. Some as cheep as a quid.

Jon, these eyes were with a cocktail stick, but I find with acrylic, you need a reasonable amount of paint otherwise it can be dry before you have had chance to apply it.

 

[viaEstrecha]

Fine point Sharpie pen does for me, but not if I've had a drink the night before.