Commission: T&D Hunslets...

In lieu of a Friday update this week I have for you a finished commission...

This pair of ex-Chivers Tralee and Dingle Hunslets arrived in a tired and battered condition and were pretty much 'out of the box' in terms of detail. I have fitted the chassis, fabricated extra detail including chassis frames, vacuum brake lines and cylinders, handrails, footsteps, smokebox door handles and replaced the couplings to standard 009 height.

Slightly less obvious is the roof has been raised on both models by 1mm and the door opening enlarged to better match 009 stock, as the original models were 3.5mm to the ft rather than 4mm.

The finish is hard working 1930s, so not too much dilapidation but still heavy soot along the boiler top, dome and cab roof...

I'm happy to work on your existing models, either refinishing, adding custom name, number, lining and weathering through to a more major rebuild. Contact me using the form on my website, Facebook or one of the forum private messaging services for your own personal proposal. Every one is produced from scratch based on your exact requirements, no 'generic' prices here. More soon...