A second steam loco by Shapeways, Tebee Models.
I bought a second steam loco to go with the tank loco I already bought, this time a saddle tank, again mounted on a Kato 4w tram chassis. The first loco now has a driver, a Noch example who was in a (I thought) ridiculous pose, so I cut-off his right arm and re-modelled a new one sculpted with Milliput. The diesel loco also has a driver too, a bargain purchase of unknown make. He had his head broken-off when purchased, in fact I had trouble finding it, but he needed facing to the left, so I filed his neck to fit, re-glued, and re-painted him
A driver for the side tank loco.
New driver in the diesel too.
I had in mind that I could build an 09 coach from a Hornby GW 4-wheeler so I bought two second hand ones in a local shop. It was stripped down to the body less it's window apertures and raised beading, the roof less it's window glazing and the chassis frame less brake gear and wheels as under:-
The door grooves were filled, then new window frames were made with Evergreen 1.5mm square rod and strip.
New window frames and beading added to the coach sides.
A chassis was made using some Wills sheet and some Peco GR-106 bogies, with the bogies sitting on thin nylon washers to aid free rotation.
After fitting some plasticard seats and glazing I now have a completed "prototype" coach for the new line:-
The coach seats at least eight "0" scale figures and I have obtained some from China for this purpose, they need a little effort to get them ready. The coach is just about the right height for the railway, I am assuming the the floors are in a "well" to keep the centre of gravity low and good stability on the line.
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