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Western Thunderer
As requested,
here is an inverted shot of the Fairburn. Below running plate level the kit is pretty dire. It was probably ok 20 years ago or so when it was introduced. So there are some massive changes to be performed. MOK Standard 4 Cylinders and motion bracket - all modified to suit a Fairburn. At least the cylinders now look the right size and the motion bracket is in the right place! How many made up ones have you seen with ridiculously long slidebars 'cos DJH but the motion bracket too far back? Griffin slidebars, crossheads, steps, cylinder drains and buffer beam brackets. JLTRT buffers, springs from somewhere I can't rememeber.
I 'm just setting out the rear frames, the shape is completely wrong, so I shall make new ones. So it's just a glorified scratch build again. It will look better with the wheels on, but the balance weight glue is setting!
here is an inverted shot of the Fairburn. Below running plate level the kit is pretty dire. It was probably ok 20 years ago or so when it was introduced. So there are some massive changes to be performed. MOK Standard 4 Cylinders and motion bracket - all modified to suit a Fairburn. At least the cylinders now look the right size and the motion bracket is in the right place! How many made up ones have you seen with ridiculously long slidebars 'cos DJH but the motion bracket too far back? Griffin slidebars, crossheads, steps, cylinder drains and buffer beam brackets. JLTRT buffers, springs from somewhere I can't rememeber.
I 'm just setting out the rear frames, the shape is completely wrong, so I shall make new ones. So it's just a glorified scratch build again. It will look better with the wheels on, but the balance weight glue is setting!