Westinghouse & Dick Kerr
So here we have the finished Westinghouse and Dick Kerr. Another couple of interesting points since the last picks are the bonnet vents made by pressing a screw driver bit into brass sheet with the Proxxon pillar drill and the and the bonnet exhaust turned up by me on the lathe - yes I can do something with it! Only a basic weathering as was rushed out for Nottingham;
It is fitted -in rather rudimentary fashion, with a Diditrax 64bit sound decoder and a stay alive which has resulted in a a brilliant slow speed performance and the 08 sound profile doesn't seem too out of place! When things got a bit quieter towards the end of Sunday at Nottingham, I was able to set it running from one end of the layout, go to the loo and get a cuppa, all before it got to the other end!
Here is the Dick Kerr;
This ran pretty well but disgraced itself slightly with the motor coming loose at one stage but was easily sorted.
And here it is with the other Dick Kerr that I have fitted with a rolling chassis so it can double head with ease;
- 11
1 Comment
Recommended Comments
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now