Commission: NG15 in 009…

There have been a lot of models crossing my bench in recent weeks so there is quite a delay in them appearing here on Commission Monday, I’ve got them stretching out into September now already! This week let me introduce an 009 model bigger than some OO commissions of the past - a South African 2ft gauge NG15 2-8-2 tender locomotive…This particular example is based upon the one that is now running in North Wales on the Welsh Highland, but finished in a ‘what if’ livery inspired by some early artwork shared during the prototypes restoration. The Bowaters / Avontuur models kit was used along with the suggested Kato D51 mechanism - a smooth running solution that gives the right wheel arrangement but sadly inside rather than outside frames. I have gone some way to disguise some of this by adding pony truck extensions and framing as well as cylinder and firebix overlays.Up top there are a smattering of extra details added, most visibly the handrails. The paintwork is a reinterpretation of…