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Re: Bulleid Leader
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Wed, 11 Oct 2006 16:05:12 GMT
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Not so much a well constructed post as a selection of thoughts
Much better photography than the Wardale
I think you did right with your choice of wheels
The shallow cabs look good, like the real thing they start off higher off the
ground than normal
Is the red and grey the prototypical colour scheme? I don’t
know if I’ve ever seen a colour pic of the real thing
The sides need some form
of detail. I know the prototype is plain but perhaps combining grey with bley to
give the impression of dirt panels similar to as seen in your proto pic might be
worth a try?
Overall it looks right, although the proportions maybe a little
off, I recognised it from the pic
More pics
Tim
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| (...) Thanks Tim, Concerning the color scheme, I read somewhere (Can't remember the link) that the prototype was grey with a red trim. Now it didn't tell me where the trim was applied, so I asked myself, "If I were painting the engine, where would I (...) (18 years ago, 11-Oct-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| The Bulleid Leader: This is probably less obscure than my last train MOC, the Wardale 5AT. The Leader was an articulated steam locomotive designed by the Southern Railway's Oliver Bulleid (Of Q1 fame).Like many experimental locomotives, the Leader (...) (18 years ago, 9-Oct-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX)
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