Right here we go the start of a new project. This is another one of those kits that was aquired from a well known site for not a lot of money. Yes I know I need my bumps reading. I was just a good deal. I am sure the cast wheels for the bogie and drivers would cost more than the kit did. I bought Slaters ones for the tender and pony.

It had been started but the only bit touched was the loco body, someone tried to form it. It will be alright on the night though.

The kit is an ex Wagon and Carriage works one, I do not know much about the heritage of the kit I think it was originally drawn by Jim Harris, the chassis has oakville etched on it. So I think it has done the rounds.

The only thing really done was to cut the body into sides and top, from the on piece etch. The kit was also designed for outside bearings on the tender, so I have measured up ready to make a new inner chassis that I will compensate on the front two axles.

The loco will also be compensated on the front two drivers. This will be a bit of a task as there is no provision for horn blocks. I will be getting new crossheads and slide, and injectors from Meteor, as they do nice lost wax cast ones.

The first real task for me to do is the tender chassis, I will also make some spacers for the loco, as it has the round bar type ones which I do not like.

The kit comes with a cast white metal cab and an etched brass one. I will go withthe brass one as it will look better, I am though having trouble with what width it is supposed to be? It is not quite 9' but to big for 8'6". I will be making it with an 8' 6" cab. As I would like to make it as Watersmeet, Lundy would of been better but that one was rebuilt.

The rest ot the etchings look OK and there are lots of white metal casting for every thing that was bolted on. We will see how good they are later.