I'm in the process of building an early Stella GWR tender loco. The kit gives the option of a high or low tender footplate height. Doing a bit of research showed that the earlier tenders had the higher footplate so that's what I built. I've just coupled the loco to the tender and found that the loco footplate is low, about 8mm lower. There is no option in the kit to build a higher cab floor, so I was wondering what is the reality on the prototype circa 1900.
Bashing the tender about will be a pain and likely spoil what is a good build. Lifting the cab floor will impact on firebox and reverser etc. I could build a high cab floor to match the tender and slope the front.
Any ideas on where I may have gone wrong.
Kev
Bashing the tender about will be a pain and likely spoil what is a good build. Lifting the cab floor will impact on firebox and reverser etc. I could build a high cab floor to match the tender and slope the front.
Any ideas on where I may have gone wrong.
Kev