tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20340207.post3941145900376732211..comments2024-03-28T13:56:50.590+00:00Comments on Phil's Workbench: Matchbox shuntersUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20340207.post-80955437240058706572012-01-11T09:44:44.236+00:002012-01-11T09:44:44.236+00:00Hi Phil,
I'm gratified that you found my littl...Hi Phil,<br />I'm gratified that you found my little shunters interesting enough to include in your blog; I remember chatting to you about them at Warley. You must have snuck them off to be photographed while I was looking round the show, but whatever did you use as a background?!<br />You're right; the plastic version is like hen's teeth to find. I believe it only appeared as an accessory in a playset, before the diecast version was released as a Matchbox model in its own right.<br />It was easy to slim down the footplate/running boards on the plastic version to make it 'within gauge' for British H0. The unmodified casting is fine for 4mm scale so I spaced the buffers on the diecast version to suit OO.<br />The plastic version cries out for super-detailing. Although it's freelance, it reminds me a bit of the locos that until quite recently trundled up and down Queenborough Wharf. However, in my experience, getting super-detail to stick to diecast models is akin to nailing jelly to a wall!<br />All the best,<br />David, RochesterAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com