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I bought this during the build of the 13 ton wagon and David assured me it would be much quicker and easier to complete. I didn't find the last one particularly difficult as everything is so accurately etched. The instructions follow a very similar sequence and would be easy to fall into the...

The thread title will make sense when I explain this build is an Austerity 2-8-0, and the client's chosen loco ended its days at Aintree 27B. This commission build is of the JLTRT WD kit. It's a mixed media kit, with the usual mix of resin, etched and cast metal. Forgive me for not...

I'm looking for advice or hints as to how I could go about building an MOK kit which I've had for over a decade on my shelves. As an aside, this seems to be a common situation amongst railway modellers: we see a kit we'd really like to build, buy it, but then don't have time to make it for...

As I will be building different era stock for our clubs layout 1948 - 70's and mainly freight/engineers stock. on top of my G6 & Siphon many different items of rolling stock will be built from kits or scratch built. First off is a Parkside pipe wagon, this is for the wagon challenge at the club...

Wth the glass truck notionally finished (painted and rolling!) I decided to turn my attention to one of my "shelf queens". A quick link for those unfamiliar with Western Thunder tradition of shelf queens. A Metalmodels etched brass kit for a Siphon F. It seemed like a good idea at the time...

It's going to be a while before I actually cut the first etch on this model, but I wanted to just leave this here as food for thought. I collected a box from Mr Carr today. It's an MMP Mk1 RMB (miniature buffet) kit, with the interior detail kit. :thumbs: I've procured a suitable ring binder...

As seasoned "armchair" 2mm Finescale modeller, I'm quite surprised at the change of direction I've taken over the past couple of months. My ambitious dreams of Bristol Temple Meads East, Newton Abbot West or the Royal Albert Bridge weren't making any progress; partly because of the huge fleet of...

Some current stuff in the throes of being built... PO wagons in the process of being detailed up - more beckons here... Next! This ex SNCF 16 tonner awaits its tarpaulin rings..... Yes this is 4mm. Wibble!!! And finally.. Decrepit auld LMS/BR 3-Plankers in the paintshop...

One of my main areas of interest is the Southern in the West Country, and in recent years I've built quite a few SR locos in 4mm scale. My current project is a Maunsell U-Class, based around the old DJH kit, but with the addition of the more recent chassis kit from S.E.Finecast, and a Hornby...

As a small break from the loco building I decided to switch to building a MMP Glass Truck. For the simple reason it was advertised as a ScaleSeven kit so I was curious to see what you got. Although that said I haven't got a finescale kit available so I wouldn't really know what the difference...

Well, a Thomas Hill at any rate. The real things were developed from the 0-6-0 version of the Rolls Royce Sentinel DH (itself developed from the chassis of a steam design produced for Dorman Long*), but with a better, taller cab and improved access to the 350hp Rolls Royce engine for...

I picked up my IGA kits form John at Telford and here are a few pictures to show what you get and how I've been getting on. The wagon is an IGA Cargowaggon flat based on the second version built in 1986 by Wagon Union in Germany. The details are all crisply etched and only a minimal amount of...

As requested, here is an inverted shot of the Fairburn. Below running plate level the kit is pretty dire. It was probably ok 20 years ago or so when it was introduced. So there are some massive changes to be performed. MOK Standard 4 Cylinders and motion bracket - all modified to suit a...

I'll get the caveat in before anyone delves too deeply into this thread - if you've come here for any nuggets of Scale7 modelling you may be disappointed. Yes I'll try to cover the modelling that I do but as per the title it's very sporadic. I thought I'd try a slightly different tac with this...

Finally Modern Outline Kits (MOK) have a new website! Not only that they mention doing a rerun on 4mm class 08 (diesel) kit if they get enough interest. Dave almost forgot the url is: http://www.modernoutline.co.uk/

Given that I now have a few in the to do pile I thought I would start a thread of just for the building of plastic wagon kits. Starting with a 14 ton cylindrical tank wagon that I received from my son at Christmas that has beckoned this last week when I haven't been able to do much due to...