Repainting & Weathering - New Heljan Class 45

Picked one of these new models up about two weeks ago. My plan was to do my usual weathering but that changed when I opened the box and compared it to my other BR blue models. The blue would only get darker if I was to do any weathering. Instead I decided to repaint the model first using Railmatch enamel paint.

[@markbeck2508]

Never had a train set before but after watching your channel, I think I need one. Keep up the good work and nice job on the Granada.

[@ottovonbismarck2443]

Yep, he made me an addict too.

[@DeanPark]

Excellent review/repaint. It’s good to see you’ve noticed the issues, and positives in the model that I highlighted in my video review.

[@stevenhoward3358]

Peaks were my favourite class, it took me years as a child to hunt down a 44. The named 45s were excellent and sounded great.

[@EverardJunction]

I never saw them in service but from the videos I've seen over the years they sound impressive. Especially when the fan kicks in at full throttle. Cheers

[@pierre-de-standing]

@@EverardJunction They were regulars on the cross country services out of Bristol Temple Meads to the North East, which is where I used to see them.

[@martynbuzzing3327]

Such eye for detail. Very nice.

[@PaulinesPastimes]

Another one of your works of art. It's a meticulous job and looks very realistic. 👍

[@gs425]

You've done a great job and an honest review. But I wonder why heljan even bothered when the bachmann loco is better in many areas. And with bad cab roof shape, bad paint colour, and no obvious benefit over bachmann I'm not sure there's a reason for me to buy one. Btw I think the leading axles were simply because these old giants were so heavy so it helped with axle loading.

[@beeble2003]

Yes, it was for axle loading, rather than specifically curves.

[@davidstrains4910]

Good job overall on this peak Richard, one of these will definitely be joining my fleet regardless of the issues in things like the body shape and colour, for me it’s a class 45 and I want a nice up to date class 45 because the only one I have right now is an old mainline one, for me I have taken a fancy to one of the TMC commissioned ones, good repaint and weathering job.

[@pierre-de-standing]

The Peaks were the nicest looking and sounding of all of the "classic" BR diesels IMO. A Sulzer has a unique sound, you can tell it without seeing it, just as you can a Triumph Stag.

[@ianbareham5872]

Great video Richard. This has brought back great memories of chasing class 45 for haulage in the final years 1987 & 1988. 45 128 was my last ever British Rail class 45 ride back in July 1988 when it failed on worn break blocks at Blackpool North. You captured the feel of the class in its final years. I put a photo up on Flickr Ian B Trainy under 1988 & 45 128.

[@anthonycrompton6922]

How interesting I was an excited child aged 11 when I cycled into Blackpool north car park which used to be a goods yard and saw 45128 dumped there. Always wondered how it got there and visited every day in the hope of seeing what towed it back to Tinsley, alas I never got to see that and after 6 days she’s was gone.

[@ianbareham5872]

Thanks for that info, checking my records 45 128 along with 45 037 & 45 107 were my last BR ones for haulage from the 9th July to 20th July 1988. 45 037 was on a Derby Skegness turn, 45 128 on Newcastle Birmingham New St & return in the 1st week, but got sent to Liverpool Lime St so next week was on Manchester Victoria Blackpool North diagram till failing on 20/7/88 with worn brake blocks. 45 107 was on Railtour to Southport but failed on the Southport to Sheffield leg. So 2 failed 45 in week. Looking at the logs had 47 573 in NSE blue back from Blackpool North after 45 128 failing. A loco more at home on Everard Jct than in North West.

[@timchalk6810]

Back around 1980 i used to bunk off school with me mate and go up london £2:30 rtn, to cop locos at the terminuses. One day we were lucky to be left in charge of one of these at st pancras whilst the driver nipped to the signal box. Sitting in the drivers seat felt well cool even though the train was in the platform.

[@geert-janzwartjes31]

Super detail love your layout and video's greetings from the netherlands top modeling

[@MattChiversWorkshop]

I must say the weathering looks blooming fantastic! Many seem to weather locos with a thin grey colour which looks wrong when compared to pictures, so it’s refreshing to see a weathering actually looking right. Well done sir, I’m off to buy some of the panel line stuff, I have a batch of class 25’s in need of the same. Look forward to the next instalment. All the best, Matt

[@BrockwellLanemodelrailway]

Brilliant. You never saw a clean Peak. They always remind me of that nuclear flask crash test I remember seeing on TV as a child. Great Work.

[@DeanPark]

Every time I see a peak I think of that crash test too!

[@ModelTrainOutsider]

Good choice and excellent work as always. Now, too bad they never came in Richard Petty Blue and a nice MOPAR MUSCLE sign on it. :)

[@WilliamHBaird-eq2hp]

Fab repaint and weathering!

[@darrenhillman8396]

Nice work, Richard. Such a shame that Heljan chose to release this in a completely incorrect shade of BR (Monastral) Blue - no excuse for not getting it right. There are enough Peaks preserved to give evidence of correct colour shade. As for the cab window / profile detail; again, there is no excuse with availability and use of accurate 3D CAD modelling to get this wrong. Your 45128 is exactly as I remember seeing them in the late 80’s. Nice one!

[@JackBWatkins]

Although not animation, your models detail tease and twist my brain in the uncanny valley between art and reality. I feel like you could make a movie at Everhard Junction.

[@chuffinel7676]

Did a great job on weathering it, I love the Peaks, sadly for me they cost a fortune in N Gauge and are like rocking horse pooh to get your mitts on cheap.

[@adamwilliams192]

Have you seen the Rapido Trains U.K. announcement? They are doing new tooled ones in N, starting with the 44s.

[@chuffinel7676]

@@adamwilliams192 Thanks for that.. taking a look.

[@little_britain]

I really love my Heljian BR green Peak (I model early 60s). The only time anyone would care about that roof curve is when one accidentally strays into rmweb territory. Having wandered the wilds of Toton yards in my misspent youth, and "spotted" the one-to-tenners in person, I can assure you, no-one without photos in hand and a very close up view will be able to tell you what is "wrong" with your model. I believe that one of the reasons for the great expense in this hobby are the noisy machinations of the rivet counters and arm-chair scratch builders on the likes of rmweb. The Peak was intended to be a Co-Co, but what with the steam boiler and a few other parts from sub-contractors being delivered over specified weight, the extra axles were required to meet the loading gauge/route availability for the lines it was intended to run on.

[@trainmanbob]

Beautiful job Richard. Before you apply the transfers you stated you put them on a gloss surface. Do you gloss the whole loco or just the areas for the transfers? Always a joy to watch your videos. Cheers, Bob

[@EverardJunction]

I gloss the whole loco as it tends to give you a better finish. Spot painting areas can lead to problems with overall finish once the loco is complete. Cheers

[@davidsmith3502]

Richard, an absolute pleasure to watch another in depth and painstakingly researched project in the re-weathering and renumbering of this locomotive. It surely now compliments the rest of your rolling stock and motorised fleet of locomotives. Eagerly awaiting the next instalment. Best regards

[@colonelga-taffy6753]

Glad you weathered it. Dean Park plonked on the layout and it looks to clinical. As all his locos. You have nailed this again... hats off to you

[@DeanPark]

That’s why I’m weathering it. To hide the blue as well!! ;-)

[@tamla63]

Great job on the repaint …weathering makes it look all the more realistic !

[@Bighell01]

Directly after FP1 of the F1 there is Everhard Junction. My kind of Friday night. 👍🏻

[@TheMissKittyStar]

EverHard sounds like a viagra brand

[@Bighell01]

@@TheMissKittyStar 😇……… My miss-type triggered your attention. I feel sorry. 😉

[@DeanPark]

I’m glad watching this excited you that much, ever-hard 😆

[@Bighell01]

OMG, first time I posted something and I got this……🤔 On the other hand (in a proper way, don’t take me wrong….. plz😇) every first time has its difficulties. Conclusion: Everhard Junction will never be the same.

[@techauthor324]

When i started to watch this video i thought you were being overly 'picky' about the model. I apologise. I was wrong. The changes really made a huge difference and improved the model very much.

[@DeanPark]

The model has errors. I uncovered the same ones in my review. kzbin.info/www/bejne/porWoaSvnquNfqs

[@kipsome45]

Excellent job. Just as I remember them. Looking forward to seeing how the town environment is coming along.

[@mickd6942]

Used to see them all the time at sheffield on london sp trains then they were cascaded of of these services on to merry go round HAA coal trains and started to pass my house on these coal trains , more often than not named examples , i had the mainline Manchester regiment going round on an oval of track in my bedroom as the real thing went past on a coal train

[@JamesPetts]

Impressive. I do not find that I need gloss varnish for the Railtec transfers - the carrier film seems to disappear almost as if by magic.

[@EverardJunction]

They are very good. I find I'm using them more often these days. I often mix and match transfers from different suppliers so gloss as a precaution. Cheers

[@JamesPetts]

@@EverardJunction Yes, seems reasonable - and you have an airbrush and the skills to use it, too! This locomotive does look much better after its repaint, even before weathering, although the weathering was excellent, too.

[@DeanPark]

@@JamesPetts he’s certainly transformed the look. The colour was almost navy. I highlighted this in my review. When Richard told me he was repainting I thought it was a risk. But it’s paid off, I’m even tempted to repaint my one now!! kzbin.info/www/bejne/porWoaSvnquNfqs

[@JamesPetts]

@@DeanPark Aha, yes, I saw your video, too. It would be interesting to see a video on how you manage to repaint it!

[@gazclass58]

Brilliant transformation Richard what a great job you have done shame that you at to do this tho. £200 loco and not perfect out the box heljan gone down a peg or two for they normally ok. Would you repaint another one 🤔. Take care and happy modeling kind regards gazclass58

[@WHP1980s]

Another brave project working on a new model like that takes some guts. But if it ain't right you have to bite your lip and just go for it as you will never be happy with it otherwise . Nice one, great improvement Richard. Great inspiration to make things your own. ATB Graham 👍

[@EverardJunction]

I ran it for an hour or so wondering what to do. The livery is quite simple so I decided to have a go. If it was something more complex I would have sent it back for a refund. Shouldn't have to correct stuff like that on a new model. Cheers

[@LetsGo_41]

Hello, can I ask where you got your crew figures from?

[@NicholassTrainChannel]

Great video Richard. You can definitely see the difference with the blue on the class 45 compaired to other models. It's good that you pointed it out and it now looks fantastic especially with the weathering. - Nicholas.

[@MetalMania3DTV-TAS-AUS]

Absolutely beautiful build my friend, we really enjoy watching your channel, 1 of the best on KZbin, keep um coming 😊🔥 Have a great weekend coming👊 Cheers🍻🍺 KC 🇦🇺🤝🇬🇧😎👍

[@micgent]

EJ where magic is made, great stuff.

[@platformten5958]

Hi. Absolutely excellent repaint job. Very brave of you to do this to a new Heljan loco. You could have installed an amber LED and resistor in the cab which would highlight the driver and second-man but hey-ho, that's just my opinion! Paul. 👍

[@skrypthobbies]

Beautiful work! It looks so good now you should consider fitting sound to it. One small thing, could you turn the magnorail on when you do shots of the town. The scene looks so real when cars are driving through it. Cheers!

[@danbrewer]

Proper ballsy repainting a brand new loco. Looks great 👏

[@m10cachilles43]

Richard, have you updated your engineering train as well? Looks like there's been some Seacow repaints, as well as the addition of some Dogfish and Turbots?

[@EverardJunction]

I've added a few more wagons to the rake. I'll cover those in an upcoming update. Cheers

[@ChadwickModelRailway]

Great work Richard, thanks for sharing. Regards Charlie

[@wellensj]

outstanding modeling richard , your usual very high standard , how charlie bishop won you tuber of the year ill never know ,, you were robbed , great vid , keep em coming , kind regards , john

[@DeanPark]

I don’t vote in these silly awards, but if I did I would have voted for Richard. He’s a real modeller who’s on KZbin. He’s on it to just share his progress for our enjoyment. Nothing else. Richard doesn’t need awards, I think it’s widely known his Channel is in a different league from the majority of others in the hobby, including the aforementioned. And Richard is a nice guy. A genuinely nice guy.

[@GowertonParkway]

There’s a difference between this and Charlie Bishop. This channel is pure passion for our wonderful hobby . Charlie Bishops’ is just a commercial enterprise designed to make money . It’s worse than a magazine .

[@wellensj]

@@DeanPark hi dean park , yes totally agree , was talking with peter dixon and alan wiles about this at gets 2 weeks ago about how many you tubers do it for the money or awards instead of the love for the hobby , the wanting to give something back was what impressed me with the chaps , thats the avenue im in too , love your vids as well , kind regards , john

[@DeanPark]

@@wellensj cheers John. I think there are too many in it with the begging bowl. You only have to look at the lists in some peoples video descriptions to get an understanding for why they are doing KZbin! Enough said. It was a silly category for an award too. I was nominated. But what’s the point in this award?

[@charlesemerson6763]

Nicely done. There does seem to be some variation in BR blue between model companies and in BR depots themselves. But old film and photos change in colour over time so we can't always take that at face value. Also there seems to be some argument over the price of this model. Some folks reckon 160pounds is too much for this one but it's ok for Hornby to charge 196pounds for a class 56 which is a much older model.

[@jeffreydavies9036]

A fantastic turn around from a plastic looking loco to one that looks like the real thing. A brilliant re paint and weathering . You should offer your services to the manufacturers perhaps they,ll get the colours more realistic. Heljan quality control has a lot to answer to with this model letting the model onto the market with what is clearly the wrong shade of blue. Thanks for posting Regards Jeff

[@EverardJunction]

Cheers Jeff. I certainly wont be getting another one. Too much work required! Glad you enjoyed it.

[@RoamingAdhocrat]

in my utopian alternate timeline, none of the 1Co-Co1 classes were built. instead of the Standard steam locos and the Modernisation Plan, the BTC order two hundred production versions of the Ivatt diesels (LMS 10000/10001) as a interim universal loco, running singly or in pairs while building up operating experience. by the 70s, secondary expresses are hauled by pairs of Ivatt diesels nearing their end of life. I still want to make a model of a rail blue worn-out production Ivatt diesel...

[@nigeljohnson8022]

Very nice! It really makes a good model a superb model.

[@cuebj]

The swirls due to first phase symbol removal reflect the swirls evident in photos of real thing - probably due to patching up dents and scrapes. Even colour over a whole panel looks a bit artificial

[@DeanPark]

Good point!

[@terryrobinson7371]

Absolutely stunning, I always find your videos very inspirational whatever the subject Merry Christmas 24/12/2022

[@MetalMania3DTV-TAS-AUS]

Weathering looks the best, brings some more realistic looks, 😊👍😎🇦🇺

[@benjaminbrown9010]

Looks far better in the shade of blue you’ve used. The weathering looks spot on as well. Im to young to have seen the peaks in service but I think yours captures the look of them very well. I’ve got 106 in the rail tour green than I’m going to weather.

[@albertjones1386]

In your Vlog, you made mention of the fact that you felt that the cab roof and the two end windows were not the correct shape. Now you may know about this already , but I was just watching another Vlog on the Heljan class 45 and in his presentation he showed cabs that seem to me look better. Check out the following information "The long wait is over, Heljan's all new Class 45 'Peak' has arrived at Dean Park Model Railway. Does it live up to my expectations? Has it knocked the Bachmann Class 45 off the top of the mountain? Or has Heljan gone off piste with this model? BUY YOUR 3D Printed Peak Cabs from West Hill Wagon Works.

[@niwty]

£160 and you STILL have to do all that work to get it looking “correct” never mind unique. They couldn’t even get the colour right for heavens sake. 🤷🏼‍♂️ What is up with manufacturers these days? Do they just not care any more and expect modellers to pay any price for any old tat? That’s being said you’ve done a lovely job on that Richard. Heljan not so much.🤬

[@PeakBoy45143]

Cracking re-spray and weathering job. Only minor thing, the buffer shanks should not be picked out in silver. That was only on OLEO pneumatic buffers, which were not used on new locomotives or wagons until the early 1960's (class 37's, 47's, air braked wagons etc.). The peak design just pre-dated the use of these, and their buffers were of the older self contained spring type. Therefore, the buffer shanks should just be the same dirty rust colour as the rest of the underframe.

[@diecast_MikeEspo]

Great work as always. Unbelievable. Your videos are awesome . Mike 😊

[@andrewwhittle1817]

Thanks Richard for sharing your views on the 45, I must say you have made the loco look far better than the production release. I was seriously considering purchasing the model but now you have highlighted the colour issues I think I’ll park this for now. Unfortunately for me I don’t have the experience with spraying the model. I really would like to add a 45 to my collection but don’t want to pay £200 for a model to send it off for a respray. The model I had in mind was the Kernow weathered 45500 exclusive to `Kernow. I’m guessing the weathering may make the colour look worse if it’s too dark. `Such a shame really has potential to be a great model. Thanks again for your hard work and sharing your experience and work👍

[@Mike-kc8rl]

One of my first jobs as a fitter on British rail was cutting these class 45/6 s up ! The colour of the blue was called monestral. The locomotive had to have four axles per bogie 1co co1 as the weight of the class at 138 tons was to heavy for the under the load gauge for British rail for a six axle Co Co. The class 47 was the superior design that followed utilising all the lessons learned from the class 45/6 design. I must admit your repaint made this model as Heljan have made as you say errors in finish and mouldings ! I also believe the glass is wrong and I think IMHO Bachmann have the better model . Can hardly wait to see how Heljans new class 47 turns out? Who knows maybe this one will be to thin! Why they can't get things right is a mystery.

[@eddherring3088]

Richard at 28:48 if you look at the roof line of the coaches moving out of the station there is a noticeable drop in height as they move. Is that due to track relaying? I felt it was noticeable enough to mention it looks like around 1-2mm drop slightly before the manhole cover in the 6ft. An excellent mini project model, I prefer the 37's and 40's myself however I really like your representation here, it got me thinking way back when you extreme weathered a class 08 however this is more restrained but just as realistic. My only question is regarding the crew perhaps a lick of paint over the shirt because it really is Daz white!

[@going2thedogs]

Wow! What an improvement. With some tasteful weathering too. Nice work.

[@DavidPeacock1972]

You forgot to add the Nuclear flask/Peak obliteration video😂 . To be fair, I have always loved the peak though.

[@frenchsteam7356]

I've just been testing my 45-I know you can switch off the cab lights with the "Magic Wand" but they keep coming back on again. No driver would drive with the cab light on as you couldn't see in the dark for reflections in the windows. What was practised with unfitted freights or mineral leading was the rear cab light was left on so the guard knew he was still attached to the train, I don't remember seeing any rules about this, I think it was the traincrews working together and using common sense.

[@alan-sk7ky]

Bravo Rich, keep it coming :-). Incidental music good (as ever) this time...

[@simonbradshaw3708]

What a transformation to a locomotive, it is shocking that Heljan has produced such a poor quality product with the wrong colour. Dean Park picked out the same issue when he reviewed the model. Maybe another opportunity for you both to work together to improve his loco?

[@duncanwatson9054]

Beautiful job on that Peak. I hope I will get that good when I start, with practice.

[@sams9497]

always a good day when EJ uploads

[@tonylawlor3503]

Many thanks, brilliant video.🙂

[@frenchsteam7356]

Why oh Why do Heljan insist on having the drivers side drop window in the down position!! You wouldn't drive in real life with the window down unless you were shunting or standing in a station. With regards to the colour, I once obtained some genuine rail blue paint [from the depot painter] painted a class 40 with it and it looked terrible -too dark and glossy.

[@charlemontparkway00gaugemo31]

Great work on the paint job fantastic looking, question what shade of green you used to paint metal bridge/rail girders 😀

[@alfiewenn9440]

remember the peaks working from foster yeomans before the 59,s came i always thought were a better looking loco have 7 un weathered might just have to give this a go when finished building layout very similar techniques to how used paint war gaming minatures

[@timchalk6810]

Having watched these and cabbed a couple working out of st pancreas in the early 80s as a teenager id say youve captured the look perfectly.

[@timhart6637]

I ve been looking at one of your previous videos and find @limited clearance' stickers on some of your layout can you tell me where you get them from. I need some for my layout but unable to find them Cheers. PS vidoes & info great

[@keirr1]

Needs some decrepit looking mark 1's for that relief train/summer saturday extra look

[@MrAsBBB]

Love your gorgeous art work but I love your trains too! Simply brilliant

[@mikepetrieuk]

Certainly captured the look. Great work

[@1BCamden]

Excellent result, a relief I’ll bet.

[@highdownmartin]

BR blue weathered to a n almost light blue as it became sun faded and scoured matt. The yellow ends almost went white

[@Derbys65]

The sherwood forester is based at work. Barrowhill Roundhouse

[@fueu2617]

Quality

[@bridgewater112]

That has turned out to be a stunning model. Well done and thanks for sharing

[@mattmaz2]

Great project, cheers for sharing 😁👍

[@duncanwilson3672]

Nicely done. Looks so much better 👍

[@steveh9169]

Whats with the snail above the road number?????

[@hollyruston2444]

The Peaks were not my favourite locos (I chased the class that only had 22 members), but I remember seeing plenty of them during my spotting days in the early 80s. I have several Bachmann 45s and 46s in my loco stable, so won't be rushing out to acquire a Heljan 45. That said, great review. Keep up your excellent modelling 🙂

[@tracya4087]

i got laughed at for liking peaks back in the day by all the 40 men down at springs branch

[@Monst3rNetwork]

Wow!

[@thomasmason2433]

Fantastic video, incredible detail here. Is your layout based on a particular mainline?

[@EverardJunction]

I model the Great Western mainline between 1988 and 1990. Cheers

[@bjmorley]

odd that it has TO and TI markings!

[@ClydebridgeStation]

Hi Richard, just wanted to add a bit more info on 45128's reinstatement and re-withdrawal, if you can call it that! Back in 1988, 45106 was the last remaining 45 in BR service, and was painted green by Tinsley depot. As well as railtours, it had a daily morning and evening peak hours working to and from St. Pancras. On 3rd February 1989, as it was getting ready to leave Cricklewood depot, to attach to the stock for the evening return, it caught fire, and was parked at Cricklewood depot, where it was then withdrawn. Intercity then decided to reinstate 45128, which was, apparently, in the best condition of the withdrawn peaks. What then happened was, in April 1989, the main generator on 45128 failed, and Intercity withdrew the loco, after deciding to spend no more money on it. Tinsley depot was also slightly stretched, with a large allocation of Railfreight 37s. You also mentioned that 45128 was reinstated for use on a couple of tours, where a 45 was specifically booked. One of those was the Thames-Clyde Express, which ran from St Pancras to Glasgow Central. The replacement traction, I have to say, was more interesting; two class 31/4s! The locos were 31430 and 31431, providing the rare sight of class 31s in Glasgow!

[@DeanPark]

A bit more…that’s an essay 😆

[@ClydebridgeStation]

@@DeanPark Well, I didn't want to say "a little bit", so I thought about being accurate!

[@shakeyhandsshedmodelrailwa2494]

REMEMBER THEM WORKING THE LIVERPOOL TO NEWCASTLE SERVICE IN THE EARLY 80S WHEN I WORKED AT MANCHESTER VICTORIA , even the grizzly one when we had to move passengers from platform 12 to 13 to avoid seeing the jumper splattered front end

[@FarlandHowe]

The bogies on this Helgian Cl 45 follow the track well. My Bullied does too, but my old Bachmann 40 had problems derailing under certain circumstances. I had to rid myself of it. I very much like my new Helgian Peak, it seems to be a good one so far. Rob

[@brothermoto1964]

Very nice work!! I don't have a problem with the cab shape (I bought 45060) I just appreciate the cab roof gutter being modelled correctly which it's not on the Bachmann model.

[@Christiane069]

The locomotive looks excellent. Bloody Joly good show. (I think that's what you say over the pond.) Very good video, the super-elevation does make a difference.

[@lesfez1875]

I remember the Peaks thundering through Mill Hill Bdy in the 70`s, you've done an excellent job, just like the real thing.

[@Deebz270]

Vast improvement. Out of the box, it looks like a toy... You've brought some much needed realism to the project. . I once had a weird lucid dream about a Peak eight-wheeler... I dreamt that a friend of mine and myself snuck aboard one of these monsters, lying in a siding somewhere. My friend (a real friend at the time) was always putting me up to do dodgy stuff.. His pet phrase being; '' If it is there to be done, you gotta do it! '' So we stole the locomotive and managed to flash it up and ran it down the track, where - dreams being dreams (especially lucid ones...) we ran a set of buffers and the loco continued down a street of terraced houses and ended-up ploughing through the front living room of one of the houses on a street running perpendicular to our street. I then awoke... Thinking; Wow! That was a blast and a half. One of the best dreams I've ever had. ]

[@doubledaclutchmcphee]

Superb job living at filton Bristol was my favourite loco . You have done it justice. From me thankyou .

[@TheDaf95xf]

Evening Richard. Fabulous transformation on what’s was a classic BR diesel locomotive 😀 I was lucky to have see all the class 44s at Toton on the scrap line 😞 Yours looks so good trundling found on Everard junction just how I remember them filthy 🤣

[@highdownmartin]

I may be wrong but I’ve always thought that the peaks , the EE Type 4s and before them the bullied diesels 10201/2 had the eight wheel bogies purely to give an acceptable axle loading as the early main line diesels had a poor power to weight ratio. The brush type twos were A1A bogies for the same reason. Meanwhile the western region was getting away with four and six wheel bogies as the hydraulics were way lighter.

[@marka87]

Totally agree with you about the colour, definitely not blue enough. Used to enjoy watching the Peaks pulling trains past Wellingborough in the 70s as a boy. Very nice repaint and weathering.

[@colinrimmer789]

A very nice model after all your hard work Richard. The shade of Blue reminds me of a Hornby 37 I bought in the 1970’s. Thanks for the efforts you make for our benefit, love Everard Junction 😁👍

[@DJ_K666]

I've got an old Mainline one to try out techniques on. I might have to but a load of paint now... that weathering job is phenomenal and it looks amazing on the front of those trains (you can almost feel the rumble) See you at Warley!

[@MarkBreugelmans]

Great stuff and like your videos ... just a question. I remember you posting a video in which you explained how to get power from a wagon axle using a wire wrapped around it, but I can't find that anymore. Can you point me in the good direction ?

[@fredburley9512]

Ace work. Brings back vague memories of seeing them in atmospheric New Street Station, B'ham, when travel wasn't so boring.

[@matthewcallaghan4677]

I think you have captured the essence of the 45's in their last days, great job. Rail Blue is a strange colour in my opinion, It really depends on the light at the time you are looking at the colour. I have a wall in my study painted Rail Blue (emulsion from a local paint supplier that has the colour in their database for mixing), complete with a print of Peaks at St Pancras as an aside, and on a dull day, it is like the Heljan out of the box dark blue colour but once the sun gets on it it becomes the more vibrant greeny/blue colour you describe and have aimed to acheive.

[@pinoyDIY72]

Its really nice

[@DeanPark]

It has transformed the model. My one is still dark blue and it looks rubbish In comparison kzbin.info/www/bejne/porWoaSvnquNfqs

[@FlanMangler]

Looks great!