Bittern Double Tender Progress
You know how it is, anyone who does modelling always has more than one project on the go at any time, and so it is with me. Anyway this afternoon I decided to get on with Bittern, and Hey Presto! I now have a finished loco, removing the valences was a challenge but now I can get on
to the 'double' bit. I sent off to Fox transfers for the nameplate and transfers. They are beautiful brass nameplates and I attached them to the body with superglue, unfortunately the name is a little shorter than Mallard, the donor loco, so the old plate mounting holes show a bit. As for the transfers, they have come in a yellow colour whereas it should have been gold, hence the colour looks quite bright, anyway lets not worry about such trivia. The water tender only requires painting and the LNER coat of arms transfer added, again a Fox transfer, so watch this space. Cheers.
Hello Everyone. Well another Festive Season is behind us, I hope you all got more of the Good Stuff which can run on railway lines. As for me, I have been incredibly slack in finishing Bittern Double Tender, other necessities have got in the way. But here it is. To recap - donor loco a standard Mallard with the valances cut out, renamed and numbered. The new water tender is a Niu 3d printed kit painted as per the real item as seen in the one:one collection video, Kents railway museum. I must thank Fox Transfers in supplying the name and transfers which has enabled me to properly finish the model and to the Niu company for producing the water tender in the first place