Jon Fitness
Western Thunderer
I'll start off gently here....
Having hidden myself behind the people at the back of the class for so long, hoping no-one will see me, I reckon it's time to contribute a bit.
There will be a bit of signalling, a bit of rolling stock, maybe a bus or two and anything else I can think of. Rivets may be involved but will not be scrupulously counted, finer details will not be agonised over and the bar will remain firmly within reach. A man has to know his limitations and life is way too short for self inflicted frustrations and disappointments.
Here's my almost finished JLTRT class 24. I didn't take any construction pics as it was just about a straight build and really I just wanted to get on with it and get it done.
I did manage to paint it without the windows being in first despite warnings in the instructions that it wasn't possible. It required a bit of nail-biting bending to the drivers desks to slot them in but the anticipated CRACK didn't happen! It's powered on only one bogie with an ancient RJH can motor and gears and first test runs showed it to be powerful but a bit light on it's feet. It has Roxey steel wheels and picks up via all of them. There's still a few jobs to do before the weathering gets done, mostly involving picking pipes and valves out in various oranges/whites/yellows etc.
On a lighter note the crew on my Super D got a shock when their relief turned up while they were waiting in the loop. They beat a hasty retreat as the driver waves them away back to their wives.....
More soon when I get back from the IOW (a week of volunteering on the steam railway, in the new bus museum and at a friends O gauge garden railway)
Cheers
Jon F.
Having hidden myself behind the people at the back of the class for so long, hoping no-one will see me, I reckon it's time to contribute a bit.
There will be a bit of signalling, a bit of rolling stock, maybe a bus or two and anything else I can think of. Rivets may be involved but will not be scrupulously counted, finer details will not be agonised over and the bar will remain firmly within reach. A man has to know his limitations and life is way too short for self inflicted frustrations and disappointments.
Here's my almost finished JLTRT class 24. I didn't take any construction pics as it was just about a straight build and really I just wanted to get on with it and get it done.
I did manage to paint it without the windows being in first despite warnings in the instructions that it wasn't possible. It required a bit of nail-biting bending to the drivers desks to slot them in but the anticipated CRACK didn't happen! It's powered on only one bogie with an ancient RJH can motor and gears and first test runs showed it to be powerful but a bit light on it's feet. It has Roxey steel wheels and picks up via all of them. There's still a few jobs to do before the weathering gets done, mostly involving picking pipes and valves out in various oranges/whites/yellows etc.
On a lighter note the crew on my Super D got a shock when their relief turned up while they were waiting in the loop. They beat a hasty retreat as the driver waves them away back to their wives.....
More soon when I get back from the IOW (a week of volunteering on the steam railway, in the new bus museum and at a friends O gauge garden railway)
Cheers
Jon F.