Looks like you need a medal for bravery!

Matthew it will all come right in the end. The parts that have not been butchered show it to be quite a good kit.

Anyway what would life be without a challenge or two.

You go for it Peter, watching with interest........

George

The tender is the easiest part, there is a little more work to do on the loco. The frames are fine just missing lots of castings. The body needs a couple of bits of the running plate remaking.

It's quite weird seeing all the rivet detail pressed in the wrong way round - a bit like looking at someone with smallpox.

Ivan

It actually has worked out better it being built as a negative so to speak. The cleaning is easier as I can go at with wet and dry, and 90% of the rivet half etches are not filled with solder. There are a couple of bits on the running plate that need serious work as it was built the wrong way around. The smoke box rerolled very well considering it was inside out.

It actually has worked out better it being built as a negative so to speak...

I suppose that it's a bit like dyslexia, but with models instead of the written word.

Have you reached the bottom of the barrel yet?

You ARE the resurrection

Good grief! You have your work cut out there to resurrect that one!

The tender is looking good but, what did the builder use to solder the loco together? a poker heated in a coal fire?

Following this project with interest.

Cheers

Frank

Have you reached the bottom of the barrel yet?

 

You ARE the resurrection

Good grief! You have your work cut out there to resurrect that one!

 

The tender is looking good but, what did the builder use to solder the loco together? a poker heated in a coal fire?

 

Following this project with interest.

Cheers

Frank

Thanks for the comments.

Jan, Not sure but hope it does not go deeper.

Frank, I do not think it was that sophisticated. I have a feeling it was hot coals.

Hi Peter,

This proves the existence of a Barry Scrapyard for kits...

If this is anything like the real escapees from Barry, one side will be pitted with salt water breeze marks and the other will still be smooth. That way you can tell which way round it was sat during its seaside Holliday!

All the best,

Castle