Terry Howlett
Active Member
I dabbled in model railways in my youth, and then again around 15 years ago. Now fully retired I think it's time I did it seriously. A challenging subject though, especially for P4 - the MTK class 59, dusted off from deep in the stash.
The challenge:
IMG20210304154436 by terry.howlett, on Flickr
Progress so far. This is a very old kit and has a lot of casting flaws, but most should be rectifiable. The approach will be to remove flawed detail and replace with scratch built. The aim is to construct the basic kit and super detail after that. Where filler is needed (in many areas) I'll use milliput after all soldering is done. My soldering skills got a bit rusty, but I soon got the hang of it again.....
IMG20210309202336 by terry.howlett, on Flickr
IMG20210314152018 by terry.howlett, on Flickr
IMG20210311235038 by terry.howlett, on Flickr
IMG20210314172110 by terry.howlett, on Flickr
IMG20210314180346 by terry.howlett, on Flickr
Pretty pleased with progress.Sides are tack soldered for now, roof is dry fit as seen below.
IMG20210314180357 by terry.howlett, on Flickr
IMG20210314180751 by terry.howlett, on Flickr
A very long journey ahead I know, but I'm enjoying this. I'll probably regret saying that when I get to the compensated sprung chassis bit ....................
Terry
The challenge:
IMG20210304154436 by terry.howlett, on Flickr
Progress so far. This is a very old kit and has a lot of casting flaws, but most should be rectifiable. The approach will be to remove flawed detail and replace with scratch built. The aim is to construct the basic kit and super detail after that. Where filler is needed (in many areas) I'll use milliput after all soldering is done. My soldering skills got a bit rusty, but I soon got the hang of it again.....
IMG20210309202336 by terry.howlett, on Flickr
IMG20210314152018 by terry.howlett, on Flickr
IMG20210311235038 by terry.howlett, on Flickr
IMG20210314172110 by terry.howlett, on Flickr
IMG20210314180346 by terry.howlett, on Flickr
Pretty pleased with progress.Sides are tack soldered for now, roof is dry fit as seen below.
IMG20210314180357 by terry.howlett, on Flickr
IMG20210314180751 by terry.howlett, on Flickr
A very long journey ahead I know, but I'm enjoying this. I'll probably regret saying that when I get to the compensated sprung chassis bit ....................
Terry
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