Renumbering
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Changing a locomotives identity is one of the easiest ways to create something a bit more individual, maybes a particular favourite you remember.
Renaming
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The addition of etched plates always adds additional authenticity and individuality to a locomotive.
Repainting
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Repainting can involve anything from basic livery embellishments, perhaps a particular roof colour, or a complete new colour scheme.
Weathering
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Using reference photographs to work from, and never just guessing at what we ‘think the item may have looked like’, I personally think weathering of model railway stock is the single biggest aspect of transforming a model into something much closer to representing the prototype.
Dcc sound chip fitting and programming.
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DCC brings with it a whole new world of control-ability, and ultimately more involving and realistic operation. Running characteristics can be altered and improved, individual light functions can be easily controlled.