G'day Trainboi1, LNERlover5 and S301,
@LNERlover5,
...indeed, Jack, your Deane Sterling is looking magnificent, although, as "
saturnr" said, the D41 is a beautiful design and one which is close to my heart...
@Trainboi1,
...which makes your rendition of this 4-4-0 design of great interest to me. Needless to say the work you have displayed is above reproach but my own beloved "VR" (the Victorian Railways - the state run railways of Victoria, Australia), built similar locos to an almost identical design. These were known to the 'department' as Aa Class locomotives and here is a render of my recreation of these engines (a work in progress for some years, now)...
Red with brass dome and stack picture
...here, she is resplendent in the so-called "Canadian Red" livery in which these locos were originally released. Like yours, my creation also comes in three different releases, as you see it above with a 'standard' three wheel tender typical of the day; in the slightly modified "Canadian Red" scheme that was applied to them about ten years after they were built, at the same time they were provided with the 'new' higher capacity bogie red with Ed dome and all black stack.
black stack picture
...and as they finished up, in 'standard' "VR black" (with the aforementioned bogie tenders)...
VR black picture
...unlike yours, however (at least as far as I can tell from the two images you have provided), my models come equipped with fully functioning, internal, Stevenson's Valve Gear...
Inside Stephenson Valve Gear Photo
...these models are, potentially, only a few months away from being released...
@S301,
...the work on the M Class is progressing extermely well, there, Zec, although I do have to say that when I first saw your most recent image, I thought the "Billy" was just another bucket (before I had a chance to read the text to be corrected), so might I suggest that you make it more obviously a "Billy" by adding some water to it or by putting some tea in that water or by adding an appropriate lid to it. It also took me a while to 'observe' the mugs, despite knowing of them beforehand (it's always possible that textures will overcome these issues)...
Jerker {
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