Michael's Werkbank LNER V2

[michael080]

A detail worth to mention are the brass valve gear. They would have been ugly in their yellowish colour and the manuals proposal to tin them didn't seem very feasible. I had read some time ago about a DIY method to chemically plate brass with nickel and that is what I tried.

before and after plating the brass parts.

 

[Chas Levin]

Wow - that looks really good! Trying out plating is on my to-do list, o this is very interesting... might have to move it up the list a bit.

 

[michael080]

Wow - that looks really good! Trying out plating is on my to-do list, o this is very interesting... might have to move it up the list a bit.

Give it a try, it was really simple.

 

[michael080]

Next project is a LNER V2.

I did always like the elegant line of this machine with its conical boiler and its streamlined cab.
Some time ago, a Martin Finney kit was sold in the bay, I couldn't resist

I collected a bit of information and found a couple of nice books and online pictures. Additionally, I had a chance to visit the Green Arrow in Doncaster and take a lot of pictures. If interested, I put the onto my flickr account. LNER V2 Green Arrow
Many thanks to Rob Pulham for his pictures on flickr, they are very useful.
A nice one came up from an unexpected source. In the 1960s, Enthusiasts from the UK visited steam sites on the continet, but continental Steam fans were also busy in the UK. Some time ago, a nice collection was published on Bundesbahnzeit.de
This picture came from that source:


I have asked the author for a high res print and that will be the prototype I plan to model.

More later...
Michael

 

[Chas Levin]

Wonderful loco, no question! Will you be building a kit, or scratchbuilding? If kit, which one do you plan to use?

 

[76043]

That's a superb resource Michael, thank you for posting.

It's COLOUR from 1960! Of course the visitors were loaded with AGFA!
Cheers
Tony