As with the kit for the Quarry Hunslet there is a lot of scary looking sheet metal and a bunch of castings as well as the motor and wheels. As I said in the previous post the main difference between the kits is that this time I have to build the entire chassis, which makes up the nickel silver fret, making sure the wheels are nice and parallel. The instructions though suggest starting with the upper body so I'll get to the chassis when I've had a bit more practice of building etched kits which seems like a sensible plan.
According to the instructions the first step is to punch out the rivets on everything but the cab roof so that will be the subject of the next post.
You'll be fine. Just get dug in.
ReplyDeleteIt does look tempting, Mark. It's about 20 years since I built an etched brass loco kit and I don't really intend to do so again, but this fret does look wonderful!
ReplyDeleteThe fret really does look enticing, and so far at least it is going together reasonably well.
DeleteI like the way you said in your last post that it should be readily doable. By you perhaps but now I know just how small it is even with my small fingers I wouldn't even dream of it.
ReplyDeleteIt's the same scale as the quarry hunslet, although it is a bigger locomotive, so most of the parts are larger. Having said that the footplate measures just 65mm by 26mm so it certainly isn't very big.
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