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Wow amazing work, as someone has already said, I also wish I could make my 4mm locos look like that, looks fab. All the best Chris

Hi Bill Very nice, great work so far, loving the station building that looks fantastic. I also have the SEF H class to do (once I have got a bit more practice on my City of Truro and an R1 chassis, I may then tackle it or do the D3 first not sure yet. Keep up the good work fella, makes a nice change from the Aircraft now and again. All the best Chris

Hi Bill Still got the N Gauge but also in OO too now. Hope you are well fella. The suggestions re the roof are interesting, when I build my tank locos will have to remember that too as I would have just plunged straight in and glued it otherwise. All the best Chris

Fantastic work so far. I am just starting out and making my first kit getting my confidence up, this is very helpful and may have to put the variable Solder iron/station on my Christmas list for SWMBO to get me (fingers crossed). Keep up the good work and can't wait to see the finished article. All the best Chris

Hi Folks I am back, I had to take some time away for a while as had to build a Model VW Beetle replica of a mates car for his wedding present and had a deadline so concentrated solely on that for a while. Now done I can spend some time on the CoT again (amongst my aircraft modelling too). Anyway the sides added to the footplate Wooden floor added to cab area, I had to add a replacement splasher in the cab after getting carried away thinning them out. Buffer beam in place and etched splasher faces added, I have had to pack out the sand box faces on each front splasher. Cab sides covered and extended as the kit ones are not long enough. This is as far as I have come at the moment, I hope to do more at the weekend if I get time. Thanks for looking All the best Chris

Thanks guys for the information. All the best Chris

Nice looking R1 Pete , fantastic work, I have the old Hornby Dublo one and will have to look at getting one of the Branchlines chassis for that. Thanks for sharing All the best Chris

Cheers John I will give that a go, yes I have found that out have got them into position now and will see if they stay there if not will wip off and countersink. Thanks again Chris

Hi Darrel Thanks for the tip have looked out for it but yet to see it, However would like to build it up as a kit. Could anyone advise what is best to secure the outside cranks as they keep coming undone when testing. I have soldered them and filed down smooth but I presume that the axle is not suitable to solder to. Would I need to use Loctite instead? If so which one should I use. Many thanks in advance All the best Chris

Thanks guys for the piccies and thanks Jeff for the useful tips, I may see if it will run round my sons layout but otherwise just a tester really to see if I could do it before going onto an LBSC D3 and SECR H class for my eventual New Romney layout that I have started to accumulate stock for (this is a while off though and I have been building a small southern region rural terminus layout to improve my skills before cracking on with the New Romney one). Although I have several GWR locos now so I might build a small GWR layout at some point. Thanks again All the best Chris

Wow thanks Jeff, That is the sort of thing I am going for was going to go for another City that lasted later, however not sure yet as initially this was just a test to see if I could build a loco but now want to finish off to as good a standard as possible, thanks for showing the piccies the loco looks great. All the best Chris

Fantastic looking Loco (and Coaches) stuart, great job. Also the Locos on here too all look great. All the best Chris

Hi Folks Thanks for your kind comments. I have done a bit more today chassis nearly finished now, just got to get pickups added and then test and then hopefully paint. Very pleased so far, got to clean up brake gear also. Thanks for looking All the best Chris

Wow Pete. That is amazing work, wish I could do that sort of thing. Hats off fella. All the best Chris

Looking very nice Dave Keep up the good work Chris

Hi Folks Been able to do a bit more, I have painted the chassis and wheels now, small amount of weathering to the chassis. Had to thin down the frames to the bogie a bit Will be adding the brake gear to the main chassis next then finish the painting and weathering. Hope you like and thanks for looking. All the best Chris

Thanks everyone I was lucky in that I got mine from an exhibition for the reasonable sum of £40. It did have the coupling rod nuts missing and did not have the body detailing kit, I have ordered these from Branchlines over the weekend. Branchlines gave very nice service as well I must say. I will be packing some weight into the firebox end. All the best Chris

Cheers Barry, yes there is a correction slip in with the kit. I am impressed with the Branchlines kit and I feel a lot more confident to go on with the next one now. I wish I did this years ago ! All the best Chris

Hi Folks Bit more progress today bent the bogie arm and finished tender chassis off a bit more I have got to do a final clean up and fill the letters on the brake hangers and then will be painting it all and starting on the body. I am not sure which engine to do yet as I have a tender top to use instead of the Airfix one which will allow a later version so may do another City loco instead of Truro as I wanted to do the plain unlined green. I must admit I am well chuffed with this so far, I know I have probably done some bits incorrectly, but it is my first attempt. I am also very pleased with the fit of the Branchlines chassis kit and I am surprised at how quick it all went together, I am used to model aircraft and they take an age to build u (well for me anyway). Thanks for looking All the best Chris

Hi all some further work Brake hanger rods added to main chassis Bogie constructed Tender chassis also started I have soldered the front brackets on the brake rods, the carpet monster ate the bracket for the water scoop though so will have to make a plastic one up. I have filed flush the centre wheel bearing tube with the tender chassis and mounted it ever so slightly higher to allow for the tighter radius curves. I placed the main driving wheels on the chassis in the top holes as per the additional slip states in the instructions and I have had to this out the splashers to get the wheels to turn with the running plate sitting on top of the chassis, I will add a sliver of plasticard also to ensure smooth running. Thanks for looking All the best Chris

Cheers Fella, I have finally plucked up the courage to do a loco. I am really a Southern Fan although I must confess to some GWR Stock . I have a LBSC D3 to build and wanted to practice on something before I touched that. Thanks All the best Chris

Hi Folks As the title says I am new at this so please be kind to me, although constructive criticism is welcomed. I bought this at the Folkestone show a few years ago as a complete kit at a very reasonable price and thought I would practice on it before building a proper loco kit. Chassis kit looks very impressive and goes together well and very easy to assemble square. Gearbox went together well too, ran motor and gearbox for 10 mins either way and then built up and tested as an 0-4-0. Well chuffed when it ran straight from the off. I have reamed out each bearing and it runs freely. Not sure if I have the front bogie bracket nut/bolt the right way up so when I get upstairs in the loft again I will re check. Wheel spokes have now been cleaned up and the chassis stripped for painting. I hand paint my models and use Humbrol enamels mainly. I am afraid I do not get modelling time usually Friday and Saturday evenings only. I have since added the rods to hang the brakes on but, I am not sure whether to add the brake hangers/shoes prior to painting or paint and assemble chassis then add, will see how it pans out. Thanks for looking All the best Chris

Got my push/pull sets today, very nice they are too, Great service again.

Ordered mine today, fantastic fella and great service. All the best Chris

Wow neither did I, I will be ringing him to get hold of one Thanks for the heads up. All the best Chris