. . . So you will have to fill one side, The wheels should just pull off, they are just pushed on a 2mm steel rod, no serrations on it just smooth. And i paint the ashpan a rust colour s they are always rusty.
There is a pattern emerging here:
1. I do some modelling, and people click the “like” button.
2. I announce that the model is finished.
3. Some of these people point out the more major deficiencies in my efforts.
4. I go back to step 1.
I’ll call this the Western Thunder Effect, though maybe it already has another name. Eventually I escape from the loop, invariably with a better model, and start something else.
The hind wheels twisted and pulled off after applying rather a lot of force. The rear axle is knurled on at least one end, so perhaps Corgi have “improved” their design. Really, these models are made to a higher standard than some model railway stock.
The flywheel came off eventually as well.
I have found colour photos showing tyres of much the same colour as the Corgi ones so I am going to leave these alone.
This is almost entirely the original Corgi model. I have added a length of brass tube and a washer, and tweaked some details.
Obvious omissions are the steering gears, brakes, and the strapping which connects the towing hitch to the frames. Still I think the result looks more convincing on the layout than the original 1:50 scale model, especially when placed as a load on a wagon.
I am expecting the nameplates in late June.
