I've been making some progress with my scratchbuilt 85 at last (see http://www.rmweb.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=89&t=16268&start=0 for the first installment).
I've now got a running chassis based on the guts of a Bachmann warship. The loco made its exhibition debut under test at Showcase with a fast run round Tonbridge West Yard before I'd fitted the decoder. It did get some odd looks from the public, this strange grey thing with no bogie sides and no pan, buffers etc.
I'd been planni
