Tomy/Trackmaster City of Truro

I had to take James' firebox...





...Saw off the splashers...




...Snip Edward's Whistle...



...Test fit and Glue!





In the Paintshop...




























With Decals...





Will install a 9-volt in the future.

See ya soon!

Tomy/Trackmaster Flying Scotsman

First Post of 2011!

Here's The Two Locos I used to make him...



Here, you see why i got Spencer.

The Sides are made using Styrene...


...and glued on using plastic cement.



Because Gordon's buffers did not match the ones on the real engine, I ended up sawing off Spencer's buffers...





...as well as Gordon's...



...and glueing them on using plastic cement.


Due to a so-so saw alignment job here's the results:

But I doubt many will Notice.

Another Check on the tender With the Multi-use Cutters...



While idle for green Paint I took care of the buffers and buffer beam...


After getting The Paint The paintshop job begins...


It took at least 3 coats to get it just right!





















Custom Decals made useing Appleworks and the Internet...




And he's COMPLETE










See Ya Soon!