This excellent Dapol product arrived recently................. so time for a little modelling fun.
She was easy to dismantle as the adhesive used is rather like Evostic from years ago
I fitted a 21 pin ESU sound decoder with Howes generic sentinel sound file as well as giving her a new identity.
In between a few projects recently so, this weekend, I enjoyed a stress free few hours assembling this ABS Models GWR Shunters truck.
Sometimes kits can be a labour of lurve and tribulation and this kit is no exception.
a bit of a struggle from start to finish.
instructions are the equivalent of `jottings in the columns of a comic` and take some fathoming out.
not a lot of image info of the real things.
A lot o
Well I don`t mind admitting ....it`s been a bit of a sod to get these coaches this far....
And they don`t have the livery finish I was hoping for........
I invested in some Fox lining transfers and despite adding a gloss finish to the coach sides I just could`nt get them to fix adequately... I even tried Micro set and sol but Fox transfers don`t like either. So I was forced to use HMRS Pressfix lining which of course if you are a GWR affectionado is wrong........
Anyh
Having built all my GWR loco kits and won`t be doing anymore ever, it`s time to move over and build some coaches.
I have got a token RTR GWR auto-coach from the Lionheart stable but my preference has always been to build kits as these will have my own build compromises rather than the manufacturers.
Anyway, I was lucky enough to snap this Cavalier B set on ebay back in 2012 and made an initial assessment of what was needed back then.
Serious construction then started last November so