Dog Star
Western Thunderer
The keen-eyed amongst WTers may have spotted an interesting feature of JLTRT commercial strategy in that there is a December sale of kits... some kits... including the Western. How much you pay is dependent upon where you buy... ebay / JLTRT web site.
A classic JLTRT white box was collected yesterday - wrapped carefully in brown paper so as to not attract attention from the WT throng wandering around the Reading Show. For "attention" read either encouragement or ribaldry dependent upon your personal view of oil-baths and BR Maroon.
OK - where does one start? Here! Over the past few months I have had some interesting conversations with those who follow the true way and the general opinion, today, is that the JLTRT kit offers the best representation of the Western in 7mm. Yet there is an under-current of voices with comments about how to improve the breed - and that does not include the "open top tourer" version which has graced this forum recently (Laurie sends his condolences, with a tear in his eye).
So, to those of you who have experience of correcting details on the model... or adding details not provided by JLTRT... or making provision for lights / sound / movement, here is your chance to assist the novice.
What can be done / needs to be done to the kit to enhance the model? Not chapter and verse, just a sentence or two to identify the item and a suggestion as to where the comment is expanded upon within WT.
Thanks to you all, Graham
A classic JLTRT white box was collected yesterday - wrapped carefully in brown paper so as to not attract attention from the WT throng wandering around the Reading Show. For "attention" read either encouragement or ribaldry dependent upon your personal view of oil-baths and BR Maroon.
OK - where does one start? Here! Over the past few months I have had some interesting conversations with those who follow the true way and the general opinion, today, is that the JLTRT kit offers the best representation of the Western in 7mm. Yet there is an under-current of voices with comments about how to improve the breed - and that does not include the "open top tourer" version which has graced this forum recently (Laurie sends his condolences, with a tear in his eye).
So, to those of you who have experience of correcting details on the model... or adding details not provided by JLTRT... or making provision for lights / sound / movement, here is your chance to assist the novice.
What can be done / needs to be done to the kit to enhance the model? Not chapter and verse, just a sentence or two to identify the item and a suggestion as to where the comment is expanded upon within WT.
Thanks to you all, Graham