Based on looks, for me the Hymek has the edge
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From these two diesel builds it appears to me the kits are relatively easy to construct.
Hi Dave,
The frustration for me, as when I got the cabs slightly out of line, was the real difficulty of separating them to put it right. Most of the time if I cock up with an etched kit, I can unsolder the parts and start again. Ok, on occasions the big guns have had to come out i.e.: the gas torch, but after a little cleaning up you are back to the basic parts again.
The JLTRT kits build into great models, and if you watch Brian and Lee's builds who have far more experience with these kits, they can go together both accurately and quickly.
I'm with you on the Hymek, I have always loved them, they do come a very close second to 33/1s.....
In the 'flesh' the model really captures the look of the loco and I'm over the moon with it. I enjoyed it more than the 22 as I completely soldered the bogies, so there was a bit more to do.