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Past Project Portfolio
Undertaken in last 8 years for customers
Talos GN15 scale
This is a resin body shell kit from Smallbrook studios of the 7.25" gauge Tinkerbell class of loco called Talos. The chassis is a modified branchlines 0-16.5 Quarry Hunslet chassis fitted with a mashima motor and High Level Gearbox. The real loco can be seen running at Moors Valley Railway in Dorset.
Sign writing
This is a gauge 3 Queen Mary brake van that has been painted and sign written free hand as per the customers request.
Gauge 3 Terrier W2 Freshwater
This is a bespoke loco build of a gauge 3 scale Garden Railway Specialists terrier kit as model W2 Freshwater. The loco is fitted with onboard radio control.
J94/Austerity Saddletank Glendower
This is a bespoke loco build of a gauge 3 scale Garden Railway Specialists J94/Austerity kit as Glendower. The loco is fitted with onboard radio control and sound effects.
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GRS Gauge 3 Flying Banana body shell repaint
This is a repainted body shell of a GRS Gauge 3 Flying Banana into BR blood and custard. Additional detail has also been added based upon historical photographs.
Gauge 3 scale LMS Jinty 47279
This is a bespoke loco build of a gauge 3 scale Garden Railway Specialists LMS Jinty kit as preserved loco 47279. The loco is fitted with onboard radio control.
Gauge 3 Class 121 Bubblecar in NSE
This is a bespoke loco build of a Gauge 3 Class 121 Bubblecar in NSE. The loco is fitted with onboard radio control and sound.
Gauge 3 Pannier 3738
One of many Garden railway specilists kits that we have built, altered to specific locos, repainted lined to customers requests.
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Stroudley 4 wheel coach set in gauge 3
This is the Stroudley 4 wheel 4 close coupled coaches modelled in gauge 3. The original vehicles started out life as the Bachmann Annie's and Clarabel's from the large scale Thomas The Tank Engine range and have been suitably kit bashed.
Gauge 3 GWR Footbridge
An all brass construction of a GWR footbridge modelled in gauge 3.
Gauge 3 Water Tower
AÂ Gauge 3 Water Tower kit from GRS and painted into Southern colours.
0-16.5 Quarry Hunslet Britomart
An all brass constructed kit with white metal castings of an 0-16.5 Quarry Hunslet as Britomart on the Festiniog Railway.
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00 gauge Beyer Peacock IWCR No.7
This is a Kemilway brass etch kit with white metal castings sourced from other suppliers. The motor and gearbox was from High Level Kits.
00 gauge Big Bertha
This kit came to me in a bad state and has had a complete rebuild and renovation. The loco chassis is a Hornby 9F loco and tender chassis minus the front pony truck.
00 gauge BR Class 305 O/H Electric
A Southern Pride kits model of a 3 coach BR Class 305 O/H Electric painted into BR Corporate blue.
00 gauge LSWR D15X No.30465
A white metal kit of an LSWR D15X No.30465 fitted with a motor and gearbox from High Level Kits.
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00 gauge Terrier W13 Carisbrooke
A renovation of an old Keyser terrier kit. The work involved included a complete rebuild/repaint and a new motor and gearbox.
Emmet G Scale
This is a kit bash of an LGB Stanz loco based upon a real 2 foot gauge loco that started out life as a diesel loco. The real loco was rebuilt as a steam engine and is now running at the Old Kiln Railway in Surrey. This model can be seen running at Moors Valley Railway on the outside garden railway
00 gauge GWR 15xx Pannir tank 1501
This is an old Keyser kit of a 15XXÂ that came to me in a bad state and damaged. It has since had a new motor and gearbox fitted as well as a full repaint and reline.
GWR Layout Kembury & Midland Railway Layout Bredon Springs 00 scale
A bespoke layout built for a customer. All aspects from woodwork, track work, point work, wiring, scenery, buildings/structures and back scenes as well as locos and rolling stock.
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Gauge 3 Terrier FYN 2
This is a bespoke loco build of a gauge 3 scale Garden Railway Specialists terrier FYN 2. The loco is fitted with onboard radio control.
Gauge 3 Terrier W14 Bembridge
This is a bespoke loco build of a gauge 3 scale Garden Railway Specialists terrier W14 Bembridge. The loco is fitted with onboard radio control.
Gauge 3 LSWR 02 W32Â Bonchurch
This is a bespoke loco build of a gauge 3 scale Garden Railway Specialists LSWR 02 W32Â Bonchurch. The loco is fitted with onboard radio control.
Gauge 3 Hawthorne Leslie W37 Invincible
This is a bespoke loco build of a gauge 3 scale Hawthorne Leslie W37 Invincible. The loco is fitted with onboard radio control.
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00 gauge SR Q1 Class loco
An all white metal kit of an SR Q1 Class fitted with a motor and gearbox from High Level Kits.
00 gauge LSWRÂ IOW 02 W36 Carisbrooke
An all white metal kit of an LSWR IOW 02 W36 Carisbrooke fitted with a motor and gearbox from High Level Kits.
Gauge 3 Terrier SGLR 5
This is a bespoke loco build of a gauge 3 scale Garden Railway Specialists terrier SGLR 5. The loco is fitted with onboard radio control and sound.
1366 PT No.1369 0 Scale
An all brass construction kit with white metal castings of an ex-GWR 1366 PT No. 1369 in BR Black.
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00 gauge LSWR 6 wheel fruit van
An all brass construction kit of an LSWR 6 wheel fruit van painted into SR olive green livery.
00 gauge LSWR Class A12 Jubilee
An all brass construction kit of an LSWR Class A12 Jubilee in LSWR Adams green.
00 gauge LSWR D15Â No.467
An all brass construction kit with white metal castings of an LSWR D15X No.467 fitted with a motor and gearbox from High Level Kits.
00 gauge LSWR T1Â No.5
An all brass construction kit with white metal castings of an LSWR T1 No.5 fitted with a motor and gearbox from High Level Kits.
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00 gauge LSWR Class 700 black motor
An all white metal kit of an LSWR Class 700 "black motor" fitted with a motor and gearbox from High Level Kits.
Festiniog Railway curley roof van 0-16.5
An 0-16.5 model of the curley roof van on the festiniog railway.
A scratch built Adams radial tank Gauge 3. WORK IN PROGRESS.
A scratch built Adams radial tank. Entirely scratch built and designed in 2D and 3D CAD. This is still a work in progress.
0-16.5Â FRÂ George England No.2 Princess & No.5 Welsh Pony 0-16.5
An 0-16.5 all brass construction with white metal castings of Festiniog Railway George England No.2 Princess & No.5 Welsh Pony.
Past Project Portfolio
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Gauge 3 Pannier 3759
One of many Garden railway specialists kits that we have built, altered to specific locos, repainted lined to customers requests.
M7 restoration
A bespoke scratch built loco built in 1941 which has been fully restored for a customer. It has been fully repaired, repainted and fitted with a new electric motor with Radio Control control system.
CAD work for Adams Radial
All CADÂ work from bodyshell to chassis and motion. Mixture or 2D for laser cutting and 3D modelling in AutoDesk format.
16 mm Quarry Hunslet
A PDF 3D printed kit built to a customers specific requirements including painting, lining, fitting etch nameplates and fitting radio control equipment.
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00 gauge North Staffordshire Battery Electric Loco
This is an etch nickel silver loco kit from High Level kits with bespoke custom made transfers.
00 gauge No.30850 Lord Nelson
This is a brass craftsman kit of a Lord Nelson painted into a fictional although believable BR lined blue livery and fitted with a High level kits motor and gearbox.
Restoration of a Gauge 3 LSWR T9. WORK IN PROGRESS.
This loco is a current work in progress and is currently being rebuilt and renovated as well as getting a fresh coat of paint and a new motor and gearbox. The loco will eventually be radio controlled.
LBSCR Locos Work in progress 00 scale
These three locos consist of two D1's and one B1 "Gladstone class". The Gladstone and one of the D1's is going into full LBSC Stroudley improved engine green. The other D1 is going into SR Dark Olive.
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Gauge 3 J94/Austerity Saddletank LMR WD107 Foggia. WORK IN PROGRESS
This is a bespoke loco build of a gauge 3 scale Garden Railway Specialists J94/Austerity kit as LMR WD107 Foggia. The loco is fitted with onboard radio control and sound effects.
Ffestiniog Railway Double Fairlie No.10 Merddin Emrys 0-16.5
This is an EDM kit of Ffestiniog Railway Double Fairlie No.10 Merddin Emrys. The loco is primarily etch nickel silver with some lost wax castings and fitted with two motors and gearboxes from high level kits.
Leek & Manifold 2-6-4T No.2 J.B.Earle 0-16.5
This is a Slaters kit of Leek & Manifold 2-6-4T No.2 J.B.Earle. The loco is primarily etch brass with white metal castings and fitted with a motor and gearbox from high level kits.
Vale of Rheidol Railway 2-6-2T No.9 Prince of Wales 0-16.5
This is a brass etch kit of a Vale of Rheidol Railway 2-6-2T No.9 Prince of Wales. The loco is primarily etch brass with resin and white metal castings and fitted with a motor and gearbox from high level.
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Ffestiniog Railway Double Fairlie No.3 Livingston Thompson 0-16.5
GRS Gauge 3 Parcels Flying Banana body shell repaint
GRS Gauge 3 B-set push pull coach
00 gauge DJH Standard Class 5MT Kit No73031
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00 gauge LBSC Stroudley D1 0-4-2TÂ No.262 Oxted
The loco is a white metal body shell on an etch brass chassis and fitted with high level gearbox and coreless motor. The lining transfers are bespoke courtesy of Mark Seward
00 gauge SR exLBSC Stroudley D1 0-4-2TÂ No.2627
The loco is a white metal body shell on an etch brass chassis and fitted with high level gearbox and coreless motor. The lining transfers are are from the HMRS range.
00 gauge Taff Vale 0-6-2TÂ No.85
The loco is a white metal body shell on an etch brass chassis and fitted with high level gearbox and coreless motor. The lining transfers are bespoke courtesy of Mark Seward
Gauge 1 freelance live steamer repaint "BOLLYX"
This is a G1 Live steam loco that has been painted into pseudo LNWR black and named Bollyx
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0 Gauge class 15 Bo-Bo diesel
This loco was a restoration job of a badly built loco and is a combination of white metal and brass with some resin parts as well.
0-16.5 scale Ffestiniog Railway Coach No.15
A Worsley Works scratch aide which includes brass etches for the ends and sides plus the two landings. The rest of the coach is made up from plastic card.
Thunderbirds Are Go!!!
A variety of models of the models as featured in the classic children's tv show from the 1960's.
00 scale LSWR 48' 1st/3rd coach
A Roxey moulding kit made primarily from plastic with white metal bogies.
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Gauge 3 class 117 DMU
This is two GRS 121 bubblecar kits kitbashed and fitted with new 3D printed body sections
Gauge 3 class 121 Bubblecar
This is a GRS 121 bubblecar kit fitted with radio control and Leggomanbiffo sound system.
Gauge 3 class 45XX BR Black
A repainted gauge 3 45XX prairie tank repainted into BR Black and fitted with radio control and sound.
Gauge 3 Southern Van C
A laser cut plywood kit fitted with slaters wheels and GRS buffers. It has been painted into BR Red.
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00 gauge LSWR Rail Motor No.7
A Jidenco all brass kit of an LSWR class H13 rail motor. The model is fitted with two tenshodo motor bogies and has all wheel drive and pick up.
00 scale terrier rename and re numbering
Two Hornby Terriers renamed and renumbered from W11 to No.s W8 Freshwater & 12 Ventnor.
00 scale Austerity/J94 0-6-0ST
A repainted Hornby Austerity/J94 0-6-0ST as WD192 Wagonner as preserved at the IOWSR.
00 gauge LBSC Stroudley B1 0-4-2Â No.181 Croydon
The loco is an all white chassis and metal body shell. It is fitted with high level gearbox and coreless motor. The lining transfers are bespoke courtesy of Mark Seward
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Gauge 3 GWR 14XX tank
A GRS all brass and steel construction model of a GWR 14XX tank in for a refurbishment and repaint into BR lined green and to become No.1419
Gauge 3 Auto Coach
A Gauge 3 GWR auto coach built from a GRS resin, plastic and brass kit. Customer requested it be painted into primer grey
00 scale LSWR Drummond class F9, The Bug
A work in progress of a 00 scale Jidenco kit for Mr Drummonds limousine
0-16.5 Himalayan & Darjeeling B class tanks
These locos are both the EDM kits of the the famous Darjeeling railways B class tanks. Locos are named as Himalayan Bird and Queen of the Hills.
00 Scale model of Hawthorne Leslie Loco W37 Invincible
This is a Hornby Peckett chassis with a replacement body shell form Hardys Hobbies. The model s depicted as preserved in the late 1980's - 1990's.
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Leek & Manifold 2-6-4T No.1 E.R.Calthrop 0-16.5
This is a Slaters kit of Leek & Manifold 2-6-4T No.1 E.R.Calthrop. The loco is primarily etch brass with white metal castings and fitted with a motor and gearbox from high level kits.
00 Hornby Peckett repaint
A repainted model of the Hornby Niclausse loco into a private owner livery for a customer.
16mm WHR Russell Loco "Henry Herbert
This loco was brought in to be fitted with a new radio control system from Fosworks. It also had the applications of the lining and the personalised name and makers plates to make it more unique.
Gauge 3 Diesel Shunter Painting of the Wasp Stripes
This loco is scratch built by the customer and i was asked to paint on the black diagonal lines on to the ready prepared and painted plain yellow ends.
0-16.5 Baldwin 4-6-0 tank
Brass and whitemetal kit of a Baldwin 4-6-0T. Work in progress.
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16mm Aristocraft Radio control Battery electric 0-6-0T No.823 Countess
Fitted with a new radio control system and etch name and number plates applied.
0-16.5 Ffestiniog Railway Coaches No.s 11 & 12
A pair of Worsley Works scratch aide coach kits with new floor and roof added as well as bogies and couplings. Models were supplied to the customer in etch grey as per his request.
00 Scale models of Gladstone locos No. 214 Gladstone, 175 Hayling & SR No.2197
These three kit locos are from Lytchett Manor Models with etch brass chassis' and fitted with High Level Kits motor and gearboxes. The lining on the LBSC locos was provided courtesy of Mark Seward.
00 GNR Class D3 4-4-0 & Class J6 0-6-0
Bothe locos are etch brass and whitemetal kits that have been built and painted into the as built condition and fitted with High Level Kits motor and gearboxes.
Gauge 3 GWR Mica B van
Grs resin and brass kit of a GWR Mica B van. Transfers supplied courtesy of Mark Seward.
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0-16.5 Ffestiniog Railway No.3 Mountaineer
A resin and brass etch kit of an as built George England 0-4-0T No.3 Mountaineer.
0-16.5 Ffestiniog Railway No.11 Earl of Merioneth
A scratch built double fairlie body shell out of plastic card on a pair of Wrightlines bogie chassis's. Still a work in progress.
Gauge 3 Adams Radial Tank No.488
A scratch built model of an Adams radial tank using laser cut steel and 3D printed PLA for the body shell. Fitted with Brian Jones Radio control system Mach5
00 LSWR Road Van Kit No.56046
This van is a laser cut ply kit designed and created by a friend and the kit was given to me as a 40th birthday present
0-16.5 Quarry Hunslet "Smirkenorff"
Etch brass kit of 0-16.5 Quarry Hunslet "Smirkenorff" in LSWR Drummond lined passenger green.
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00 scale midland railway 6 wheel coach
A brass coach kit of Midland railway coach No.255 as preserved at the East Somerset Railway
Gauge 3 Class J94 No.196 Errol Lonsdale
Gauge 3 Class J94 No.196 Errol Lonsdale fitted with radio control and sound
00 Hawthowne & Black 4-4-0T
A kit bash of a Hornby Adams Radial tank into a pre-grouping 4-4-0T as ran on the Isle of Wight Central
00 LBSC L class Baltic Tank No.333 Remembrance
A Langley body kit mounted on a new tooling Hornby King Arthur chassis with minor modifications to the cylinders
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00 Stirling Single No.1008
Kit bash of a Bachmann Emily from the Thomas the Tank Engine range.
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Gauge 3 Terrier No.77 Wonersh
A GRS Gauge 3 terrier built as an original A class in full LBSC improved engine green. The loco is fitted with radio control and sound.
GN15 scale No.9 Jason
GN15 scale No.9 Jason based upon the real 7.25" loco at Moors Valley Railway in Dorset.
Gauge 3 Private owner Wagon
3D printed 7 plank private owner wagon with the addition of brake and buffers from Williams models. Signwriting done freehand.
1:43 scale model of Thunderbird 4
1:43 scale model of Thunderbird 4
0-16.5 Upnor Castle
0-16.5 Upnor Castle as depicted on the Ffestiniog Railway.