phileakins
Western Thunderer
On the basis that if I keep on talking about it I might actually do it, here is the start of my kit bashing (literally by the looks of it) thread.
I bough the etched kit fully intending to produce a working model in short order. Several years later I found the box, with the un-started etches, at the bottom of a draw and though I'd better do something with it. Big mistake.
Back into the draw with the now started and bungled effort - only to be resurrected and dismantled when the next fit of enthusiasm struck. Actually got a rolling chassis this time, but then I decided that I wanted to spring it ....... The draw received the now non-rolling chassis together with a motor/gearbox combination which sounded like a class 37 at full chat.
So, third time lucky? I've now got to scratch build the frames to S7 standards and ready for the appropriate working valve gear when it becomes available, which means that I need a scale drawing.
I have a set of GA's from the BR/OPC collection at York of the first two locos built, but they are different in a couple of important respects from the main production run, and of course the kit is of the later loco's.
So, here is the Plan. Firstly, out with the trusty TurboCAD and prepare a frame drawing. Secondly use what I can of the remains of the kit as patterns for new parts where the originals can't, for whatever reason (and there are several!) be used.
Third, glue it all together with molten metal to a reasonable standard.
Sounds so simple don't it.
Now, where is that box ........ Blast, the draw's stuck.
Phil
I bough the etched kit fully intending to produce a working model in short order. Several years later I found the box, with the un-started etches, at the bottom of a draw and though I'd better do something with it. Big mistake.
Back into the draw with the now started and bungled effort - only to be resurrected and dismantled when the next fit of enthusiasm struck. Actually got a rolling chassis this time, but then I decided that I wanted to spring it ....... The draw received the now non-rolling chassis together with a motor/gearbox combination which sounded like a class 37 at full chat.
So, third time lucky? I've now got to scratch build the frames to S7 standards and ready for the appropriate working valve gear when it becomes available, which means that I need a scale drawing.
I have a set of GA's from the BR/OPC collection at York of the first two locos built, but they are different in a couple of important respects from the main production run, and of course the kit is of the later loco's.
So, here is the Plan. Firstly, out with the trusty TurboCAD and prepare a frame drawing. Secondly use what I can of the remains of the kit as patterns for new parts where the originals can't, for whatever reason (and there are several!) be used.
Third, glue it all together with molten metal to a reasonable standard.
Sounds so simple don't it.
Now, where is that box ........ Blast, the draw's stuck.
Phil