Cow Catchers or Pilots

[Chris Bird]

Hi folks
Yesterday I received a couple of the first Swift Sixteen cow catchers(or should that be "Pilots"?) out of the mould. They are brass, lost wax castings and are built to last.

Aster a quick clean up and etch prime, I sprayed them satin black and baked them in the oven. Then I drilled them to fit the Roundhouse centres and tried one on Katie and Argyll. What do you think?
Cheers
Chris

 

[garrymartin]

I would paint them red , but they certainly look the part

 

[New Haven Neil 2]

Aster, Chris? Freudian slip!

Looks well on the Argyll, less sure about Katie.

 

[Shawn]

The pilots look great. Maybe a dark stained wooden bumper on the katie would work better. Dark walnut color or paint the current dull black. The Agryl looks great as is.

 

[pghewett]

Gives them an Irish flavour (appropriate for today, of course) rather than a British look - especially Argyll - wouldn't have looked out of place on the Arigna coal trains.

G

 

[Chris Bird]

Aster, Chris? Freudian slip!

Looks well on the Argyll, less sure about Katie.

No Neil - just dreaming

I agree that Katie needs work - I like Shawn's wooden beam idea - perhaps a bigger lamp too......

Yes PG - definitely a touch of the Irish for St Patrick's day

Not sure about the red garry - the L&B had red beams and black catchers..... It might look better on Katie though......

Cheers
Chris

 

[MRail]

I think it's the rounded corners on Katie that don't quite suit the pilot.
Maybe swapping for a Billy buffer beam would be more suited, like Argyll.

 

[steamtom1]

I put a wooden cow catcher on my Ruby...

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A closer look...​

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[Chris Bird]

That looks great Tom - a neat solution. I must find time to get on with my Ruby!
Cheers
Chris

 

[Chris Bird]

I just tried the cow catcher on my Owain/Ragleth - just on with double sided tape for the photo.
Cheers
Chris