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Thanks for the further information. It’s very much appreciated and will help me gather more info on both models.

thanks again for your help, Phil

john

Hi Phil

Thanks for your reply and information…much appreciated. I’ll need to look into how I could get a paper/digital copy of the articles highlighted.
Would you have a colour photo of your completed “Dot” or know where I could find one? Sorry

for all the questions but it’s been great being in contact with someone who actually knows the loco, but built ot

into the bargain.

thanks again for your help

john

Dear Mr Penfold

I hope you don't mind me "hijacking" an old thread of yours on the ME forum, but it seemed the best lead for me to try and get some more information.

I have been looking for information on a model locomotive which I inherited from my Grandfather many years ago. Unfortunately, when I received it in the 70's it wasn't in the best of condition and it was "tarted up" to look a bit more respectable by my father, and then placed inside a glass case which was made especially for it. While it sits nicely on its single piece of rail track in my study, I've always wondered what it looked like when first built, but have been unable to find any colour pictures. I have now retired and thought I should make more of an effort to find out more details.

I've managed to find out that it was a model of a black 5 locomotive "LMS 5301" and I remember him calling it a "Little Dot like Doris". Having trawled the internet, I found plans for the model which are still on sale at AJReeves.com but have never seen a photograph. Having then found the book about LBSC by Brian Hollingsworth online (reference in your thread) I found references to Model Engineer for both Doris and Dot. Both seem to have been published in the late 1940's - Doris in 1948 (3.5" guage) and Dot in 1949 (1.75" guage). Is there a way of finding out which issue both of the locos would have been featured, and if so, perhaps getting a digital copy?

I also wondered if you still had the model you completed and if it were possible to see a colour photo to find out what the original livery looked like.

I appreciate this is a bit out of the blue, but would appreciate any info you may have regarding the loco.

Many thanks

John

John J Irvine