Here's something to keep the rest of us on our toes. This 7mm 45xx was built by Malcolm Mitchell in his "A-shop" - the trading name for his finished 7mm models. You can see more of Malcolm's work on the A-shop homepage, while his 7mm kits are marketed by Just Like the Real Thing.

7mm 45xx in early 1913 condition, still awaiting weathering

Close-up of front-end

7mm 517 Class, built by Malcolm from his own kit,
and weathered by Martyn Welch

Allan Harris wheels and Portescap RG7 motor

What happens when Malcolm Mitchell builds a Martin Finney kit for a 7mm Stella Class loco? Well, sometimes a dictionary says it better - in this case Webster's:

Entry:
beau·ty

Pronunciation:
'byü-tE

Function:
noun

Inflected Form(s):
plural beauties

Etymology:

Middle English beaute,

from Old Frenchbiauté,
from bel, biaubeautiful,

from Latin bellus pretty;
akin to Latin bonus good

Meanings:

[1] : the quality or aggregate
of qualities in a thing or person
that gives pleasure to the
senses or pleasurably exalts
the mind or spirit

[2] : a beautiful person or thing;
especially : a beautiful woman

[3] : particularly graceful,
ornamental, or of excellent
quality

[4] : a brilliant, extreme,
or egregious example or
instance

Here is another of the 517 class as built by Malcolm. This is No. 555, built to 7mm finescale from one of Malcolm's own kits

Moving to 2mm scale for a moment, this model of one of the standard designs of signal box was built and designed by Malcolm Mitchell for the Churchward Models range which he owned in the mid-1980s.

The model was one of the first ever etched brass scenic models to be produced, and was featured in the first Model Railway Journal in the spring of 1985.

A final view of this excellent little box, which Malcolm has recently sold on to another lucky owner.