Garden line in Continental Modeller...

I was very excited to receive my copy of the August 2013 Continental modeller. My article about the EJ&KLR features over 8 pages with some lovely, although quite dated now, photos of te railway. Well worth getting a copy as it's a good issue as well... I get my own copy electronically on the iPad and the Exact Editions app and e-sub.

More sunny running today...

Well what a lovely weekend, we managed to run another whole range of stock today, the lounge was FULL of rolling stock, it makes you realise just how much you own when you have a good running session...

EJ&KLR in July: Rugen tank passenger.

EJ&KLR in July: U tank

EJ&KLR in July: VL10 freight

EJ&KLR in July: Shay on timber

More outdoor running and the Shay...

This morning we've taken advantage of the lovely weather and I've been running trains again...

We've had the Rugens and U-tank, the EJ&KLR VL10 and my Dad's Shay too!

EJ&KLR running day...

Well lots of trains have run today, as the Kof diesel was delivered, the OBB 2095, Elly's Stainz and the Frank S tank engine conversion...

EJ&KLR in July: Delivery of VL2

EJ&KLR in July: Stainz

EJ&KLR in July: EJ&KLR diesels

EJ&KLR in July: VL2 on freight

EJ&KLR in July: 2095 passenger

EJ&KLR in July: Frank S tank

Kof in service...

The EJ&KLR management wasted no time in getting VL2 out in service. Despite being the lines oldest diesel she was pressed into a late evening service with a solitary roll-wagen load.

New delivery to the EJ&KLR...

The OBB delivered the recently refurbished EJ&KLR no. 2 to Alisendorf for unloading. The shunter was loaded on a flat wagon for transport due to it's low maximum speed, which would have been an obstruction out on the mainline...

Two axle coach transfers...

This evening I managed to get the custom EJ&KLR transfers applied to my pair of LGB 2 axle coaches. These will be sealed with satin varnish but I couldn't help mocking them up to see what they would look like assembled.

2-axle coach repaints...

With the Kof conversion completed my attention turned to the pair of 2-axle coaches I have been reworking a second time. There were in a red promotional livery originally with flat roofs and yellow window frames. They are now olive green, oak window frames and now ended roofs. They'll be finished in an austere 1950s era EJ&KLR livery with small markings. They look great already behind Elly's Stainz...

Kof boxed off...

Well apart from a few detail parts and a touch of weathering around the exhaust at some point the LGB Liliput Kof / Dieselok V3 bash is finished. The body is attached to the chassis (I cheated and glued it) and the box is modified so that it fits snugly for transport.

Plates fitted...

I've re-assembled the diesel shunter VL2 this evening, after painting the cab details. I also fitted a fire extinguisher but annoyingly you can hardly see this! The LED lighting is also fitted, but I need to solder jump wires to connect up the rear ones. I hope to give it a test tomorrow, and if all goes well then I will attach the body to the chassis!

Satin shine...

Well it's a glorious evening so I've cracked on with the Stainz and diesel so both are now satin finished!

I used Humbrol enamel varnish applied by airbrush. I blended it in on the Stainz with the existing finish.

Stainz No.1 renumbered...

Very early in the history of the EJ&KLR I added Deutsche Reichsbahn markings and numbers to the Big Train plain black Stainz.

However with the march of time I'm slowly working through the stock and bringing it all in line. Therefore Elly and I have renumbered her Stainz.

She helped me fabricate a front number plate, and she used my airbrush to apply gloss black paint to the old transfers. Today she helped apply the new transfers and is very happy with her 'Frank' as he's called.

Here you can see the EJ&KLR no.1 and no.2 posed together, the first two items if our garden railway journey. It also shows just how titchy the diesel is!

Kof detail painting...

A minor update tonight as I have painted the vertical handrails and the bonnet door handles, and applied a Matt red undercoat to the red parts. Unfortunately I am out of satin red to finish these off at the moment.

I've also painted the number plate for the bonnet yellow, so I can paint the raised bits black tomorrow.

Kof transferred up...

Well yes it might have been more sensible to do the detail painting, then the transfers but hey ho I was impatient, so tonight out came the Microsol and tweezers and the custom transfers I had made a few months ago were applied! I think it's looking great and can't wait to finish it off now!