7mm Stanier 3P 2-6-2

[P A D]

Many thanks Tony,
Glad you like it.

I thought I'd make a start on painting the 3P and get it and the BR 4MT ready for lining. First up was the wheels. So I could spin the wheels around on the turntable while spraying, I cut a smaller board to mount them. For the screws I drilled all the way through and counter sank the holes to avoid over spray on the chamfer, as occurred on the 4MT screws. I drilled a couple of extra holes in preparation for the Stanier 4P. This was before I masked up the crank pins with silicone tube.


And after spraying. I missed masking one of the crank pins so had to clean it up with cellulose thinners.


The screws were easily pushed out from the rear using the hex driver and were perfectly clear of overspray.


Here's the body on the turntable after priming.


Here are all the painted components (excluding the cylinders and the brake cylinder/bracket) ready for reassembly.


I should have screwed the brake cylinder and bracket into the frame before spraying that, but it was no big to do it separately.


The pony trucks with the wheels refitted.


And in place after reassembling the chassis. The pick ups are still to be fitted.


Here's the backhead ready for detail painting.

And with the dials (punched from 30 thou plasticard).


And after painting along side the 4MT backhead.


I couldn't resist a quick look with the body on the chassis.


There's some pitting on the dome casting at this side which I never noticed until it was in primer. "I must fill that before I top coat", I said to myself. . Trouble is, I'm a dozy git and didn't listen! Apart from pitting, which will now be more difficult to correct, I'm pleased with the result.


Cheers,
Peter

 

[Ressaldar]

Great stuff there Peter, looking forward to the lined out weathered version.

regards

Mike

 

[P A D]

Thank you Mike.

As with the 4MT, the 3P is now ready for lining and weathering. The pick ups are back on and wired up.


The rear pick up had to wipe on the front edge of the flange as the top of the wheel is under the cab and there was no access to it.


The back head is done.


And all the detail painting completed. Glazing will be added after weathering.


Handsome little bugger, isn't it.


I filled the pitting in the dome with cellulose putty and after rubbing down, masked up and resprayed. The boiler being removable made this a lot easier.


I used the steam heat pipe's chain needs a touch up at the top end.


The couplings are from Dapol and come blackened ready to fit. They are not as realistic as some of the cast offerings, but they look reasonable and save a lot of time on fettling and assembly.

Some gratuitous images with the 4MT.



Cheers,
Peter

 

[dibateg]

Cracking work Peter, it really inspires me to get back to loco building!

Regards
Tony

 

[P A D]

Many thanks Tony,
I'm glad you like it.

Sorry to hear you've not been loco building. I had a 3 year hiatus myself but once I took the plunge it was soon business as usual. I hope you get back to it soon and I look forward to seeing your work.

Cheers,
Peter

 

[P A D]

As with the 4P, I've made a start on lining the 3P and the backhead is in place. I've painted the oil pipe copper, but the injector piping is still to be done.


Cheers,
Peter

 

[P A D]

Off we go again, marking out the extremities of the lining with masking tape. On the 4P and 4MT I cut the tape to 2mm, but on the 3P the lines are further away from the edges so I cut the tape to 3mm. The lining is for the Ivatt class 2 so obviously doesn't fit the 3P, but being a larger panel is easily cut down.


Bearing in mind my comment on the 4P thread regarding the cloth placed under the model to protect the lower surfaces on the bench, from time to time it was necessary to turn the model to easier adjust the position of the lining. Turning on the cloth was awkward and risked moving the model and scratching it on the matt. Then I remembered the next to useless flat turn table that came with the spraybooth, so I placed the model and cloth on that. I can now quickly and safely go from this position......


.....to this.


And the result.



Looking good.


I couldn't resist a couple of images with all three locos together.


Cheers,
Peter

 

[Genghis]

It would be nice to have this on display on the Gladiator stand at Guildex.............

 

[Compton castle]

That is a very fine display of locomotives!
You’ve certainly made up for your time away from the bench.

 

[P A D]

Thank you Steve.

David,
I've not been to Guildex for some time so I'm hoping to go this year. All being well I intend to bring the 3P and give it a buzz round on the test track and if so you're welcome to display it on your stand to promote your collaboration with Mike Edge to add it to your range.

Cheers,
Pete

 

[45609]

Looks brilliant. Carefully applied transfer lining is as good as, if not better than, hand lining. Well done.

Morgan

 

[P A D]

Thank you Morgan.

Since the last post I completed the panels on the left hand tank and bunker, added the lining to both valances and the early BR totem to both sides. That just leaves the number and power class to go on the bunker, but I need to do some research to decide what number to give it, as the research notes I did when I started the build in 2019 evades me.

 

[P A D]

Having found this image on the interweb, I decided to press on and complete the addition of the decals to the 3P rather than continue with the lining of the bigger tanks.


I will need to source an etched smokebox number plate, shed plate, works and water capacity plates, but for now I've made a temporary number plate from plasticard and Clasp decals. 40157 was a Nuneaton (2B) engine from 10/56 until 08/58. The Clasp number and shed plate decals came with a 'D' plate ready to add the required number. Today I've just added the shed plate decal and will leave it until tomorrow before adding the number. The 7 on the number plate looks a bit low but I can live with it for now. There's still some touching up to do on the buffer beam, but I'll get to that later.




The copper piping to the injectors has now been painted.













It's now ready for a coat of varnish and then weathering. I'll add the glazing at the end as clean or weathered, I don't want dirty glass.


Cheers,
Peter

 

[simond]

Peter,

don’t know if it’s my eyesight, th’iPad, t’interweb or what but the buffer beams look a little pink to me?

the locos are, as expected, outstanding.

atb
Simon

 

[Genghis]

but the buffer beams look a little pink to me?

I blame Barbie...........

 

[chigley]

Diane Carney for plates etc

 

[Lyndhurstman]

Lovely work, Peter. As ever....
Have you considered Railtec 3D waterslide plates Railtec Transfers - waterslide model railway transfers (decals) for 4mm/OO gauge, 2mm/N gauge, 7mm/O gauge and all other gauges and hobbies I used them on my 4mm J15, and was impressed. Steve at Railtec is also very amenable to suggestions and/or custom requests...

Cheers
Jan

 

[P A D]

Peter,

don’t know if it’s my eyesight, th’iPad, t’interweb or what but the buffer beams look a little pink to me?

the locos are, as expected, outstanding.

atb
Simon

Simon, you're taking the pink!

The "pink" colour is due to the ambient light when I took the images and the colour reproduction by the device which took the image and the device on which it is viewed. This is the 3P taken last evening.


And taken a few days ago at the same location and with the same camera (phone). Different shade of red due to the different light conditions.


And the 4P.


All three tanks together taken this moring.

I blame Barbie...........

David, you need to get out more.


Thank you chigley and Dan for the suggestions, as I'm a bit out of touch with what suppliers are still in business. I'll check them both out.

Cheers,
Peter.

 

[P A D]

Just to illustrate the point further, these are images of 2500 that I took at the NRM. I think the colour I've used on the three tank's buffer beams is in line with this.




Note the pinkish edges to the coupling hook surround, where they catch the light differently.


Cheers,
Peter

 

[Dave Holt]

Peter,

The Stanier Cl.3 tank is a wonderful model, beautifully painted and lined - a truly inspiring loco. I must admit, when I saw the first photo showing the lining, I thought there seemed to be too large a gap to the top of the tanks (certainly a wider gap than many other tank classes) but I see from the photo of the prototype 40157 you've got it spot on.
Dave.