RMweb Gold RedgateModels Posted July 16, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 16, 2018 As it says is the MMP 9F kit worth bothering with? I'm tempted to lay one down for the future Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
daifly Posted July 16, 2018 Share Posted July 16, 2018 I presume that you are tempted by this! https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/173412257251?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT If you can’t justify the cost of the MOK kit, the MMP version should be a pedigree item. I was very tempted myself as it has a BR1G tender suitable for a WR loco, but can’t envision needing one to keep my MOK 9F company! Dave Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold RedgateModels Posted July 16, 2018 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 16, 2018 Yeah that's the one I'll probably procrastinate until someone else snaps it up LOL Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
djparkins Posted July 16, 2018 Share Posted July 16, 2018 As it says is the MMP 9F kit worth bothering with? I'm tempted to lay one down for the future As has been said elsewhere in relation to the Britannia kit - the MMP steam loco kits were highly-detailed for their time but would not hold up against the MOK 9F [one of which I own]. They were pre-CAD, and are kits from a very different era. They ceased to be part of the MMP range in 1992. Go for the MOK kit! David Parkins/MMP 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trigger123 Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 As has been said elsewhere in relation to the Britannia kit - the MMP steam loco kits were highly-detailed for their time but would not hold up against the MOK 9F [one of which I own]. They were pre-CAD, and are kits from a very different era. They ceased to be part of the MMP range in 1992. Go for the MOK kit! David Parkins/MMP well you cannot get a better answer than that lol Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold RedgateModels Posted July 19, 2018 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 19, 2018 LOL trouble is I've got an exhaust to pay for next week, can't afford to splash out on a £350 flight of fancy never mind double that ... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium polybear Posted July 19, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 19, 2018 https://www.halfords.com/workshop-tools/garage-equipment/head-gasket-exhaust-repairs/holts-gun-gum-exhaust-repair-bandage 9F here we come 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold RedgateModels Posted July 19, 2018 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 19, 2018 But that would make it quieter ...... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
81A Oldoak Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 But that would make it quieter ...... Everyone wins: you fix the exhaust and get the 9F, while we all have a quieter life. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian daniels Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 (edited) Made one many moons ago, don't recall anything too bad with it. Must have been ok as this was my first steam loco kit to make and it's got all the drivers sprung! Edited July 19, 2018 by brian daniels 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffP Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 Bloomin heck, brian, that looks real! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
glo41f Posted July 21, 2018 Share Posted July 21, 2018 (edited) I have no experience of this kit but one of my friends did buy one. He found a number of issues with the connecting rods not lining up with the wheel centres as the main one. In the end he abandoned the chassis for a Premier models one which after a lot of work has produced a nice loco. Sir Brian has showed that it can be done but then he is of a different planet to most of us! Martin Edited July 22, 2018 by glo41f Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverstreak Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 A superb build Brian and a exquisite result, really looks the part especially the weathering below the footplate I recall that when these were released I was tempted to purchase one but let it slip by though as someone has already eluded to I also heard similar mutterings about the chassis wheel spacing etc Bob Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockershovel Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 There's no doubt at all that the "senior scale" can produce quite remarkable results... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobRichmond Posted November 13, 2018 Share Posted November 13, 2018 I built one of these kits but didn't complete it ... yet. I too had coupling rod issues and ended up getting a set of milled rods and removing the springs on the driving axles. It's designed for an RG7 with the gearbox in line with the motor so sits vertically up into the firebox. The tender and body went together well and is all painted in plain black. Seeing Brian's photos has inspired me to finish it off as all it needs us pickups and the valve gear. If I do it will probably have taken something like 20 years to build. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pwr Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 I took 8 years to build a DMR B2. Happy with it though Paul R Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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