P4NewStreet - modelling Birmingham (UK) in the 1980's - 1:76 scale

[Ray Dunakin]

Those turned out great. Good construction and really nice, clean paint job.

[finescalerr]

Good heavens! -- Russ

[Sami]

The structure of the layout in laser cut is originaly. Well done.
Nice contructions for the locomotives.

[jim s-w]

Thanks all

Aside from a few minor finishing touches the little tank engine is now done.

[Ray Dunakin]

Looks great! Nice work.

[jim s-w]

One of the few steam locos that appealed to me before I started Brettell Road was the Midland Flatiron or 'hole in the wall tanks'. Although not a great success the designed by ruler and no other drawing aids look of the things appealed to my interest in things that look less than pretty. While they made it to the LMS and were reboilered by them (you can tell by the square firebox and the protruding smoke box) the last of the breed went for scrap in 1938. But what if they didn't? What if at least one managed another dozen years? I could have one on Brettell Road then!

Of course the armchair experts will delight in pointing out that its wrong but we seem happy to basically make up history for locations, why not locos?  Id be interested in people's thoughts on this.

Wanting to see how one would look in BR livery I got my digital crayons out and drew it. I think it looks quite smart myself.

[finescalerr]

Very nice artwork. -- Russ

[michael mott]

I like it a lot the drawing and the design. What digital program did you use?

Michael

[jim s-w]

Thanks both

I did this in Photoshop. I used to be an illustrator but became disillusioned with it. This is the first thing I've drawn in years!

Cheers

Jim

[Bill Gill]

Jim, As has already been said, nice drawing. Looks like a homely loco that would be fun to have, but would its long rigid wheelbase have problems on any of your curves?

[Allan G]

Beautiful Photoshop work! Allan

[jim s-w]

Hi all.

Been fiddling about with lights. These pictures are pretty much the look I was after

Jim

[jim s-w]

A few more

[Sami]

The night photos are wonderful !

[finescalerr]

Very adequate. -- Russ