Lazy Grange Bay 3...a new start

after anoying ian for a suirtable amount of time, and borrowing his brass paint, i manged to get the cab sorted we decended on lady bs, and borrowed bruce for a while, he had already preped the wonderfull brass plates //useing double sided tape, and a keen eye(dont ask which one though) brusce did a supereb job on the plates..brusce also varnised the wooden inturia, the loco boddy was boxed up.. ready fro a few light coats of satin vcarnish, orderd and paid for at bruces.. on getting a momment at home, i aplied a few coats off varnish, left to dry over night.. i recommented the 2 lights on the back off the cab and refitted the boddy to the chassey.. test run was great.. then i added siliocon and real coal to the coal bunkers.. testing today ..was awsum
 
the younger saxion meyers was also running



































 
A job to be proud of Mike (and assistants), it really is gorgeous :thumbup:
 
Yet another great set of pictures Mike. :D :thumbup:
A trick of the light made me think that you had a set of steps going down below inside the bogie van in the picture following the nun climbing the steps.
 
love this shot
reminds me of school I think
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cheers guys.. not much today ,trimmimg me bushes
but a parcel didi arive this afternoon ..with a new statue of our lady Isablea Caine..former head of lazy grange bays school for young ladys, currrently run by Miss Wendy Lash ,you can clearly see that Isablea was a leading light in the adminastration of punishments to the young ladys..as shes been imortalised holding her beloved caine,which she used to disapline the young ladys
also the new black bevels areived, so the IVK 145 is finished,.. she ran withe the historic coaches while i cleaned up the mess from my bush












 
Looking great Mr D, still haven't done your signs but on my to do list:thumbup::thumbup: looks like you have nearly finished it so when you have I have one over here that needs you magic touch:bigsmile::bigsmile::bigsmile:
 
ta steve, will look out for them..diy jobs done, bungalow decorated, rooms improved, furniture bought,and carpets layied, ..testing times ahead..
bit of a late afternoon testing today .. was a nice break fromthe diy












 
Fantastic photos... I'm going to have to make the time to go back and read this entire thread Mike :)
 
ta guys:thumbup:
the figures are young lovers ,.from preisner? not cheap, but they do look damed good..
and the loco, is a modifyed LGB saxion meyers i have converted , into a IVK 145 steam loco
its had a full cab detailing, with flicker firebox, new shorted fire box, new cab flooring, wood panleing ,gaugres and pipework, modifyed to origianl coal bunkers, real coal fitted, boddy wise, its been striped of thesaxionian pipe work, and restored to a early version, new safty vavesl and boxing, tool chests ,and pipe ework, lights removed, blankced, and a respry, and new brass plates, a massoth xls, and hall sensoiur, ect.
i will be doing a more detailed acount ,after its been published in garden rail mag, tags keen for it to apear soon, hes allready had the cab detailing section..
mike

 
It's amazing what you've been able to accomplish in a relatively short period of time, and I'm massively impressed with your modelling skills and ideas - I take my hat off to you.
 
1) I still want to know where that bloke has got his hand
2) Is that a Spanner Swirlyflow Boiler?
 
its in the jacking point,:bigsmile:
its a actual modle of a lancashire boiler..
ta guys:thumbup:
 
It has taken me nearly two days to read this entire thread Mike and I find myself almost amazed at what you have achieved!
Can't imagine how many bricks you have scribed ;)
 
0thanks christpher, makes it worth while if you enjoyed it ..:thumbup:































 
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