westernfan
Western Thunderer
Back in 2000 Whilst attending a toy fair i came across some tt gauge wagons which I just had to buy. I had at the time just sold my n gauge models and was looking for somthing different to play with. Before long i had amassed various kits ,rolling stock and track systems from tri ang type A/B to Gem n/s track all being 12mm gauge . I played about with tt for about five years before selling it all off and waking up and smelling the coffee of O gauge
So why have I just bought some 3mm scale kits ( must not get bladdered and log in and buy things) Well at the time the plan was to build a micro layout . It still is but first of all I have to build up a loco body kit
I have Built these white metal kits before and i must admit that the George E Mellor ,Bec Esonal and Kays kits of the time went together well with very little fettling needed . I wish that I could say the same for this so called modern version . the masters for these castings must be over 50 years old now and boy are they showing it mega amounts of de flashing required,most components pitted , misformed detail ,the rear step resembled a blob more than a step wrong size brass wire for the hand rails etc. If i had bought this kit from the manufacturer it would have gone straight back with complaint. It makes me wonder how many potential return customers are put off by these standards or lack of but there we go .
so on to the build once all parts were cleaned up I assembled them with super glue gell then milliput was used to fill the gaps and cracks i also added extra details including lamp irons rain strips roof hatch and fashioned a new rear step from plastikard . still lot more to do
So why have I just bought some 3mm scale kits ( must not get bladdered and log in and buy things) Well at the time the plan was to build a micro layout . It still is but first of all I have to build up a loco body kit
I have Built these white metal kits before and i must admit that the George E Mellor ,Bec Esonal and Kays kits of the time went together well with very little fettling needed . I wish that I could say the same for this so called modern version . the masters for these castings must be over 50 years old now and boy are they showing it mega amounts of de flashing required,most components pitted , misformed detail ,the rear step resembled a blob more than a step wrong size brass wire for the hand rails etc. If i had bought this kit from the manufacturer it would have gone straight back with complaint. It makes me wonder how many potential return customers are put off by these standards or lack of but there we go .
so on to the build once all parts were cleaned up I assembled them with super glue gell then milliput was used to fill the gaps and cracks i also added extra details including lamp irons rain strips roof hatch and fashioned a new rear step from plastikard . still lot more to do