richard carr
Western Thunderer
I have 2 main diesel projects on the go at the moment, the first is D206
This is a JLTRT kit that a friend started about 10 years ago and got parked on his to do shelf , so I bought it off him about a year ago in a half finished state. It's not fully finished yet, there are a few more bits to add and I'm waiting for some more green paint to touch in a few things.
The main differences from the kit are the brass horn covers, which came from a Pete Harvey Class 37 detailing etch and the inner chassis for the bogies.
This is the replacement inner chassis
It gives full 3 point compensation over all 4 axles and manages to use the radial bogie castings that come with kit (which is good and really helps it go round corners).
Horn blocks are made from the brass bearings in the kit with a bit of etch
It uses delrin chain drive to the 3 main axles, there are no pick ups as this is battery powered loco.
And the other missing thing is some weathering, it will be some fairly gentle weathering as they were kept reasonably clean at this stage of their lives.
Richard
This is a JLTRT kit that a friend started about 10 years ago and got parked on his to do shelf , so I bought it off him about a year ago in a half finished state. It's not fully finished yet, there are a few more bits to add and I'm waiting for some more green paint to touch in a few things.
The main differences from the kit are the brass horn covers, which came from a Pete Harvey Class 37 detailing etch and the inner chassis for the bogies.
This is the replacement inner chassis
It gives full 3 point compensation over all 4 axles and manages to use the radial bogie castings that come with kit (which is good and really helps it go round corners).
Horn blocks are made from the brass bearings in the kit with a bit of etch
It uses delrin chain drive to the 3 main axles, there are no pick ups as this is battery powered loco.
And the other missing thing is some weathering, it will be some fairly gentle weathering as they were kept reasonably clean at this stage of their lives.
Richard