Ron Bell Posted May 11, 2019 Report Posted May 11, 2019 This is another in this range of OO/HO scale locomotives. The kits are very old and had a lot of flash, sink marks and mold seams. Fit is problematic as well. I removed the molded on handrails and piping on the engine and replaced it with brass and/or aluminum wire. From what I've heard, the markings aren't accurate, but I build these for fun, not accuracy.
WildBill50 Posted May 14, 2019 Report Posted May 14, 2019 Great job, Ron. The railings and such that you added really set that off nicely. Did the rail come with the kit or is it a piece of HO track? Bill
JohnRatzenberger Posted May 20, 2019 Report Posted May 20, 2019 Good job, Ron. Your extra effort really makes this old kit shine.
noelsmith Posted June 28, 2019 Report Posted June 28, 2019 They were originally done by a company named Kitmaster way back in the sixties before Airfix bought them out. I remember building The General from their range but Airfix never released it when they bought the moulds. There was also a South African Railways Beyer Garratt in the range, also never released by Airfix. The moulds were sold on again to a company in Wales named Dapol who sell all the Airfix released ones to date. I do not know if Dapol got the General and Beyer Garratt moulds along with all the other locos, but I suspect not as they were never released. All the old original Airfix lineside stuff like buildings etc were also sold on to Dapol and still available.
Mark Deliduka Posted January 9, 2020 Report Posted January 9, 2020 Beautiful job on that locomotive! Way to go!
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