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Reviving a dead thread, here. Were these ever seen on the Toton-Brent trains, either way?

Work has continued on the ReZEL; All this becomes... This! Tall s.o.b., too. Probably nine, ten inches as it is. I still need to finish the back...assemblies; This kit comes with parts to build two versions of the backpack, so-called Type B & Type C. Type A is not available in these colors. I still really don't know what-all is going on with the packs, though. None of the art I've found really shows that these variants look like. Types B & C did not appear in the show, nor the main comic. Sort of a what-if. I'll find out when I'm done. We'll see.

Another modified die-cast?

Are the variations on the chocolate intentional & prototypical? I have a Dapol N-gauge Collett BG in full-chocolate which doesn't match shade to the other Dapol Colletts, nor their Fruit D.

@RustonHave you considered picking up the ICM plastic kit of the Diamond T? Just off-scale (1/72,) but it could be a source of some finer detailing. I think ICM also offers variants other than the ballast tractor.

Have you considered lead or whitemetal casting? I don't know that you're currently equipped for either. Both are entirely doable at home - or at least in the yard or garage.

Looks like it was pretty straightforward.

If you've not seen any news, 'lockdown' in the US has been a joke. Seeing the punchline, I've maintained spending time with a friend of mine. We watch anime, play video games, and build Gunpla. It's fun! Also, I'm 30. Make your judgements. I like to have a kit for building at my friend's house. I finished that last such kit on Sunday; I broadly need to improve my photography. This was a Bandai Master Grade 1/100 Gunner ZAKU Warrior Lunamaria Hawke. Kind of a mouthful. The rouge-pink comes from the last bit. These colors were a custom scheme for a character in the series Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny, Lunamaria Hawke. I dig it, though. Like the gun, too. I have a taste for oversized weapons on giant robots. Always fun. The kit itself was a slightly simpler offering for a MG. Still has internal frame details like other MGs. It built like one of the older kits, though. With much improved fit & flex, though. No polycaps, either. Always a plus. I did start another kit, though I started it at home for my stream; Here we have the beginnings of a Bandai MG 1/100 RGZ-96C ReZEL Type C. No name, per se. It's not actually a 'Gundam.' Plot-wise, it was a much refined version of the Zeta Gundam - an orange example I've posted before. The ReZEL is also a transforming suit. And also garishly colored. Should be fun. We'll see.

In regards to the trailer - we still use similar trailers here in the US. I'd imagine such rigs are still used in the UK as well. Ours are hydraulic now, though - much to @Firecracker's likely relief.

Would it not have been easier to cut discs of the correct diameter, then drill out buffer holes?

It was actually the E&WJR that brought this to my mind. I thought them attractive. I had also remembered the M&SWJR locomotives, which is why I had thought they might be a regular type. Somehow, I missed that the E&WJR types were outside framed.

Does anyone make a kit of what seems to be a somewhat common Beyer-Peacock 0-6-0 type? I've seen photos & mention of the B-P type on many joint & small railways, both pre- and post-Grouping. I personally kind of like the type. I am also, personally, terrible at picking out detail differences between members of a class. Would there be a market for an RTR tender locomotive with probably a dozen different liveries?

I had to put away the Tau. I just did not have the patience. The whole operation became very daunting very quickly. Instead, I bought some new Gundam kits to settle with; The larger box is a so-called Master Grade, or MG kit. Excellent levels of detail, well-thought colored molding, & intricate assembly that attempts to affect 'realistic' poses. I favor the kits. Larger scale, too, at 1/100. The other three are so-called High Grades, or HG kits. All three are from a series known as Gundam Build Fighters. Gundam Build Fighters poses the concept that people can scan their kits into a video game & battle them. Loosely based on an older video game series, Custom Robo. I loved Custom Robo... Anyways, the HG kits are much simpler than the MG kits. HG kits are a smaller scale, at 1/144, as well. Detail & flexibility can suffer, though. I built the Hi-Mock first; Quick build, still fun. Not the most posable. I've built worse, to be certain. The Powered Arms Powerder (I'm not joking) came next. Here they are in progress; A lot more tedious. Lots of two-part joints to be assembled first, then combined to form arms. Finally, I built the Gunpla Battle Arm Arms (again, not joking.) I did not take any pictures of this kit separately. I did, though, mount the lot to the Hi-Mock He doesn't stand well on his own at this point. Both arms sets were meant for overloading suits. I think they did the job. I was slightly disappointed the Powered Arms Powerder only accommodated the included weapons. No claws or manipulators. I will probably start the MG kit next week. We'll see.

If you have molding silicon, cast duplicates of your filed ones.

That would sound more correct for I-58.

I might have to get one of your gasworks for myself. Is that a Pug chassis?

Sorry for another gap. Christmas was busy. Just before Christmas, I assembled what Kadees I had to hand. Kind of just felt like building them. I need to fit them, now. I have plenty of stock waiting; All these clamps, I certainly had a hold on the situation. Wanting to build something well-designed & straightforward, I started the Toyota AA kit. Very clean molding, very well designed assembly. Only bit that took any time was holding the lever-shocks in place while the glue set. Tamiya Extra Thin made sure that wasn't long. The kit is from Tamiya, by-the-by. I highly recommend their kits if you're moving from snap-fit or RTR to glue assembly. Very forgiving. I picked myself up a somewhat humorous model on my birthday; Yes, it's a fat Asian man on a chopper with a fake beard & presents. Box included a pair of socks, as well. I probably won't build it anytime soon. Maybe to clear another box off of my shelf. Finally, I purchased some second-hand Warhammer 40,000 Tau from a friend; This was me cataloguing what I received. Much needed repairs. Some of the bigger stuff was unfinished. Some still is. I had sadly found I was out of magnets when I went to add them; I used a very oversized lighter to soften that clear stand, then bend it. Worked fine, especially as I used my iced drink glass to set the angle! The model on lower left was assembled from parts in the pile of sprues. These were also cut from the sprues. Excepting the pile of Kadee's, of course. Given how I've magnetized certain models in my collection, most of these piles will need magnets as well. We'll see.

I had no idea the idler flat with the Ruston was so terribly incorrect.

I think cotton is white without any dyeing. Then you have your commonly depicted white sheep. The apparent commonality of white shirts I would wager was just no-one spending the money for color.

What an ugly thing! I may be understimating it, but it looks pretty straightforward to build.

I almost feel that red needs to be culled somewhat. Lacquer reds are...distinct. At least needs a heavy wash, or a satin coat.

I wish the same had happened here. Confederate 5' gauge make so much more sense the 4'8".

Problem there becomes length, again. Michael Edge did a scratchbuild in the 80's posted elsewhere of a supposed Horwich design for an 0-6-6-0, lacking the front pony to accommodate turntables.

Rolled Homogenous Armor. I meant the reference to be a bit tongue-in-cheek, honestly.

Don't let the nonsense coming from the Pugbash thread of late drag you down. What you're doing is still real modelling.