…well, nearly. All the bits have been assembled and the model passed back to Trevor who was delighted to see it. So were a number of visitors to his stand so it looks like it will be a popular model.
Total build time so far is about 8 hours. I’ve been rushing things which is why some of the solder shows. Of course there is no motive power either. A more realistic time of 15 hours from kit to finished model should be attainable for the experienced modeller. It’s a hobby though so why worry about the time ?
I’ll sit back and wait for the castings and new cover plates for the wheels to replace the current under size ones. This is all part of the normal kit design, or at least it should be. Some manufacturers don’t bother putting a kit together before it hits the market but if you don’t you lumber all the purchasers with something that nearly works, but not quite. Not this time, we’ve already talked about a potential upgrade for the production models that will make a fairly easy kit to build even better.
Hopefully later in the year I’ll get to finish this model with mechanics and paint. I love the look of it and can’t wait to do this.
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