Naughty but nice! David Brandreth got me on to that on the S4 forum and I've never looked back.I mark out in the usual lazy way using vernier calipers as a scriber
It does seem that a lot of these old kits were designed ? by hobbyists without an ounce of draughtsmanship !Thanks Michael. I do this full-time 40 hrs/week so a lot of it is just practise, and not being afraid of tossing stuff in the scrap bin and starting again.
Exasperating......I am just coming up to the 4 week anniversary of the build, which is ridiculous for a 0-4-4T build from a kit. It's friday afternoon and I thought...a nice easy job to finish the week folding up the lockers and sand boxes in the corners of the cab. No, no they don't fit, they're too small! FFS the loco exists, if you're going to produce a kit at least go and measure the thing and make the parts fit. AAArgh!
The saw is back out of it's box and the bill gets higher and higher.....unnecessarily. Perhaps the designer would like to make a contribution to the build costs?
Hi Daddyman, I added the water gauge this morning. I mark out in the usual lazy way using vernier calipers as a scriber and cut as close to the line as I dare. Then I use the sanding disk to clean up to the line and make the shite etchings fit where I can.
Nick, I bought one (two actually) and documented my build on the G0G forum - not sure if this link will work. https://www.gaugeoguild.com/xenforo/index.php?threads/alphagraphix-p-tank-loco-kit.7747/Like a number of kits. They look good in the box until you try to solder it together.
I have a kit in my pile and I can see how the customer was seduced by the look of the 3D printed backhead and separate 3D fittings. In reality it'll all end up in the bin and I'll use brass castings. I'm also willing to bet that when you blow paint on the backhead it'll be layery and I'll end up scratchbuilding one of them too.
You can't tell how good they are until you start soldering. I deserve a decent kit next.....anybody any idea how good the Alpha Graphics SECR P class is?
The ACE Atlantic was a -1 on the 0 to 10 scale. This Meteor 439 is a 2 at best. Neither of merchantable quality. If you've done an AG P class where does it rate on the scale?
I canna' lay my hand on the supplied drawing, but at the end of my build, David Austin (who built a v.nice representation of Folkestone harbour) posted some scans which may help highlight where the discrepancy arises. Here's one of his images :Hi Paul
Just skimmed your thread. The bunker is seriously too short. Looks like the solution is to Make a new, longer, footplate and valence etc then a new cab side.
Or is it that the cab is too big and the footplate the correct size? Do you have a drawing?
Thanks
Nick
I'd of given the Ace Atlantic a big 0 !Like a number of kits. They look good in the box until you try to solder it together.
I have a kit in my pile and I can see how the customer was seduced by the look of the 3D printed backhead and separate 3D fittings. In reality it'll all end up in the bin and I'll use brass castings. I'm also willing to bet that when you blow paint on the backhead it'll be layery and I'll end up scratchbuilding one of them too.
You can't tell how good they are until you start soldering. I deserve a decent kit next.....anybody any idea how good the Alpha Graphics SECR P class is?
The ACE Atlantic was a -1 on the 0 to 10 scale. This Meteor 439 is a 2 at best. Neither of merchantable quality. If you've done an AG P class where does it rate on the scale?
I missed the minusIt got -1, but I may revise that downwards.