Planet Industrials: Clayton 25t complete...

The Clayton 25t is complete, well apart from a MU hose and some wipers, and the construction has allowed for some adjustments in production design, so the kit will be finalised in the coming weeks...

I decided it would be nice to grab a shot or two on Mollington Road, rather than Pont-y-dulais. The inset track suits the prototype, and has more of a feel of the Devonport dockyard where these pair call their home. The model is finished with some custom transfers I designed based upon photos of the prototype after it's refurbishment in 2007. 

The glazing and transfers have really finished it off nicely. The wasp stripes aren't quite right, but were done by hand using 2mm wide masking tape cut using my usual technique of a glass sheet, metal rule and sharp blade. The couplings fitted are Smith's screw link - the prototype has a cover over these, and lower buffers for use in the dock-yard, these will be provided in the kit, but I've fitted the screw link. One thing I need to adjust and include is provision for an NEM mount, although the long buffers (as per prototype) may mean normal tension lock couplings aren't quite long enough. Anyhow, all that remains on my model are those few details and a very light touch weathering. More soon...