Nick Dunhill
Western Thunderer
The new project is to build a couple of these rare Nasmyth-Wilson 0-4-4T Cambrian Railway locomotives. I believe they were colloquially known as Wrexham Tanks. The build is going to utilise a set of Redcraft body etches that I'm guessing have been blown up from OO gauge and are designed to fit an RTR chassis. I have commissioned some etches for the chassis though, and the build will feature working motion and all the BAW. I hope to get around the problem of mounting all the motion and a gearbox on the same axle, which is always an issue on a 0-4-4T.
The frames and stays have been prepared, and I have spent the rest of the afternoon fettling Laurie Griffin's excellent cast Stephenson Link parts. I am going to scratch a pair of motion brackets and make sure the slidebars fit.
The frames and stays have been prepared, and I have spent the rest of the afternoon fettling Laurie Griffin's excellent cast Stephenson Link parts. I am going to scratch a pair of motion brackets and make sure the slidebars fit.
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