In light of recent developments, I thought it was about time I got my act together and actually did something with my own City of Truro. I finished painting it earlier this year, but (as is typical of me) it's sat on the workbench waiting for the last few bits to be done while I got sidetracked with other projects. I had never attached a coupling to the tender, and the model still lacks crew, lamp irons and brake handles on the tender, as well as a touch of weathering. I wasn't in any great hurry, though - after all, what were the chances of anyone announcing an RTR Truro?

Anyway, I've added a coupling to the tender and established that, as she stands, three coaches is about her limit. She pulls three very well mind, but four induces quite a bit of slipping. There is still room for a bit more weight, and adding crew will help, but she's never going to be a haulage monster. I'm sure the RTR Truro will be a bit better in this respect, since there'll undoubtedly be more metal in the body and perhaps traction tyres.

The original thread is here:

http://www.rmweb.co....=+truro#p570744

and for anyone interested in owning a City before the RTR one appears, the model is built from the Branchlines kit, using the Dapol mouldings as a basis. It's a great little project which I thoroughly enjoyed.