Lyndhurstman
Western Thunderer
Second Class Return
A rift in the 4mm spacetime continuum sees our not-so-intrepid traveller thrown out of whack, and into an alternate universe. Sadly, the surroundings of ineptitude seem to be localised to him, rather than the background of his environment. There can be no other fathoming….
This is the Walsworth Models Y1/3. A ‘boil in the bag’ kit that included everything bar paint and transfers.
It’s a very simple kit, but I’ve made it more difficult than it should be. Initially, I had trouble forming the rear corners, and I took it upon myself to be less than convinced about the ‘running plate’ width, so inserted more width into the body than the designer intended.
It’s turns out OK. I would take issue with some of the etched positions for the rivets (and there fact that there should be more of them…). The lost wax castings of the springs were found to be irksome in their being bent in some aspects, which meant some judicious (..mild green Fairy liquid) straightening , and I think they’ve misinterpreted the roof vent; giving the sliding option on top of the raised effort - which was fixed open only at the sides. The two halves of the whitemetal boiler need some filling and filing, too. It was put together with roisin core solder for the most part. The windows will go in once I’ve painted it…
I’ve added a lip to the ‘front’ à la No. 39 which ended its days at Stratford, East London. It will be a CME Dept vehicle.
It’s not a match for any exact prototype (I think thr aforementioned Stratford example had the whistle mounted horizontally), but it will be good for shunting the few O Gauge wagons I have in the Tiny Train Room.
Cheers
Jan
A rift in the 4mm spacetime continuum sees our not-so-intrepid traveller thrown out of whack, and into an alternate universe. Sadly, the surroundings of ineptitude seem to be localised to him, rather than the background of his environment. There can be no other fathoming….
This is the Walsworth Models Y1/3. A ‘boil in the bag’ kit that included everything bar paint and transfers.
It’s a very simple kit, but I’ve made it more difficult than it should be. Initially, I had trouble forming the rear corners, and I took it upon myself to be less than convinced about the ‘running plate’ width, so inserted more width into the body than the designer intended.
It’s turns out OK. I would take issue with some of the etched positions for the rivets (and there fact that there should be more of them…). The lost wax castings of the springs were found to be irksome in their being bent in some aspects, which meant some judicious (..mild green Fairy liquid) straightening , and I think they’ve misinterpreted the roof vent; giving the sliding option on top of the raised effort - which was fixed open only at the sides. The two halves of the whitemetal boiler need some filling and filing, too. It was put together with roisin core solder for the most part. The windows will go in once I’ve painted it…
I’ve added a lip to the ‘front’ à la No. 39 which ended its days at Stratford, East London. It will be a CME Dept vehicle.
It’s not a match for any exact prototype (I think thr aforementioned Stratford example had the whistle mounted horizontally), but it will be good for shunting the few O Gauge wagons I have in the Tiny Train Room.
Cheers
Jan