Brian Waite's Deltic at Warley ModelRail - NEC - 2007

 

 

Brian's Deltic took pride of place on the main corner of the Kinver Stand at the NEC - and we were proud to have it there too

 

 

 

Even the rivet counters were in awe...

Bachmann, who had just produced a limited edition 00 gauge version, came down in force to see it

 

 

 

This picture was taken by a visitor on his wizzy new phone and emailed to me there and then...

 

 

Pictures just could not do justice to this loco - and Brian's very proud dad was in attendance to tell all the admirers all about trials and tribulations on painting it on the kitchen table....

 

 

Several attempts were made to try and capture the cab detail - the drivers newspaper with the date and newstory prevalent on the Deltic's first trip, about the Sputnik launch

 

 

 

 

...down to the fag ends in the drivers ashtray...

 

What more could you say...a splendid engine...

 

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