Regner Lumberjack: building the kit

Bought in September 2006 and built at end of December 2007, the construction itself took two careful days but thinking and planning what I wanted out of it took much longer. John Kelland wrote up the construction of these kits in SMT 119/ Feb 2007 and hinted at some possible mods which he subsequently wrote up in SMT 121/ Aug 2007.
I've weathered the loco with acrylic paints using four colours - black, white, a browny red and dark green. That's all you need, just a few basic colours and a bit of mixing to create washes. The crew have been treated in the same way: a base spray with matt black, highlights dry-brushed in with pure white and washes of colour on top. (See 'How to paint miniature figures' in my links area).

The wheels can be gauged for 30mm/ 32mm or 45mm ~ mine are to 32mm.
SMT or Sixteen Mil Today is the journal of the Association of 16mm Narrow Gauge Modellers.

Gas fired 'Lumberjack'. 26th April 2009 000137.jpg	Gas fired 'Lumberjack'. 26th April 2009 000140.jpg	Gas fired 'Lumberjack'. 26th April 2009 000141.jpg	Chassis sprayed red oxide PICT0001.jpg
PICT0002.jpg	Pressure gauge tucked down below level of cab opening PICT0003.jpg	PICT0006.jpg	Gas tank modified to sit at left side of cab rather than at rear PICT0007.jpg
Suitable disc drilled & c/sunk for 8BA bolt with disc of boiler lagging underneath. This hides the oversize pressure gauge and can be lifted out of the way for easy viewing PICT0008.jpg	Two P&J whitemetal crew figures, superglued to some brass sheet. The chap on the left leans out of the cab whilst his companion - aided by some low melt solder - steadies him PICT0009.jpg	Roof pillars lowered by @8mm make for better proportions PICT0010.jpg	Lowered chimney makes for better proportions. Front stanchions supplied for cab use PICT0011.jpg
Lowered chimney makes for better proportions PICT0012.jpg	PICT0013.jpg	Dumped at the end of an overgrown siding PICT0016.jpg	Dumped at the end of an overgrown siding PICT0017.jpg
Dumped at the end of an overgrown siding PICT0018.jpg	Dumped at the end of an overgrown siding PICT0019.jpg	Years of use & abuse have taken their toll PICT0020.jpg	PICT0021.jpg
Yard shunter PICT0022.jpg	Waiting for the next job... PICT0023.jpg	The addition of flash picks out the side of the steam motor and the oily gunge around the motion & wheels PICT0024.jpg	The finished driver & fireman. Treat them like an oil painting; viewed up close they're just a jumble of tones & colours but from the correct viewing distance they're realistic PICT0027.jpg