Chivers/FIVE79 RC16 Kerr Stuart Joffre

[Brian Mosby]

I now have the parts to hand to start building a Chivers/FIVE79 RC16 Kerr Stuart Joffre

All i have done so far is clean up the castings

[B.Meldon]

When you do start building there are a couple of things to note about the kit.

First the raised panels on the cab sides are unique to the five locos used at the stone quarry at Pas de Calais that are the five that are now in the UK. Each one had slightly different cab side panels and these are thought to have been added when at the quarry. (The well tanks were also filled with stone at the quarry!) Looking at the photos I think the cab side panels in the kit are modelled on those on 3014 as it was in the 1980

[Brian Mosby]

When you do start building there are a couple of things to note about the kit.

First the raised panels on the cab sides are unique to the five locos used at the stone quarry at Pas de Calais that are the five that are now in the UK. Each one had slightly different cab side panels and these are thought to have been added when at the quarry. (The well tanks were also filled with stone at the quarry!) Looking at the photos I think the cab side panels in the kit are modelled on those on 3014 as it was in the 1980

[Brian Mosby]

here are the photos

001 by Mozzer models, on Flickr

002 by Mozzer models, on Flickr

003 by Mozzer models, on Flickr

I was thinking of finishing the loco in WW1 gray livery but looking at the red wheels i may have to paint the loco black

[Brian Mosby]

here it is in Primmer Now can i get away with the red wheels with a gray body ??

004 by Mozzer models, on Flickr

005 by Mozzer models, on Flickr

006 by Mozzer models, on Flickr

[Brian Mosby]

I have painted the red wheels with Humbrol Acrylic No27 as well as the loco body I have also painted the smokebox with Citadel paints Abaddon Black & picked out some detail

I still need to refit the back coupling
Looking at photo the loco has the wrong chimney for a trench engine but as this is run on my L&B layout then the loco has had a new one fitted here in the UK


001 by Mozzer models, on Flickr

002 by Mozzer models, on Flickr

003 by Mozzer models, on Flickr

004 by Mozzer models, on Flickr

005 by Mozzer models, on Flickr