Perseverance
It has been over two months since some model making was featured on this blog. After a lengthy break over Christmas and early January, my modelling mojo has steadily returned. Working on the Wrightlines Tattoo kit has meant rediscovering a number of modelling skills that I’d not used for quite some time, very different to the 3D printed bodies on rtr chassis that I’ve been used to of late. As we waded through January, I found that the time and inclination to tackle the chassis coinciding in increasing amounts. This is the first chassis with outside valve gear that I’ve ever built, so slow and steady has been the order of the day. With design of the modified Hackworth valve gear in the kit is ingenious and my approach was one of doing a bit and then checking it worked before moving on. This approach was rewarded when, having completed the motion and connected up the wiring, the loco ran on the rolling road at the first attempt. That isn’t to say that the build hasn’...
