Commission: Irish Barclay in 009...

I've recently finished the Irish Peat Barclay 0-4-0wt for a customer in Ireland. This is a re-work of the Narrow Planet Barclayfication kit I designed, but with some important changes...

The Irish locos were 3ft gauge and sported a wide cab. I've modified the original artwork to represent this and had a custom cab printed. The wider cab is supported with triangular fillets under the cab and a wider rear buffer beam. At the front, the frames have been extended and some small adjustments made to details on the frames, removing the lubricators and one of the water fill pipes.

The clack valves and window etches are from the kit, as is the chimney. The model was finished in a mix of satin dark green and gloss brunswick green, then Fox 0.35mm lining transfers applied before being sealed with dull-cote.

The finished model really does have the character of the prototype, so much so that I may look to do the same with my own Barclayfication model, the narrow cab of the kit suits a quarry environment but the wide cab has the feel of some of the examples used in the UK on reservoir and road construction.

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More soon...