Kallisti Posted October 27, 2012 Share Posted October 27, 2012 (edited) Picked this little beauty up at the Farnborough Modelfest and couldn't wait to get started! Its a nice change from tanks, planes and spacecraft! I think I can honestly say its the prettiest thing on the display shelf - well apart from the photo of my Girlfriend that is It still has a couple of minor things I want to do with it, eg add a better representation of the coal and perhaps dirty it up a bit more, but I'm going to say its now finished. The kit is not all that good - there are no locator tabs or pins for a lot of the pieces and for some of the larger ones this makes locating things difficult. I added plastic strips to a lot of things to provide a good mating surface. There were lots and lots of ejector pin marks - some in the most visible places, plus the kit is in coloured plastic so it all had to be primed and over painted to get a good finish, however the decals were superb - thank goodness as there were a LOT of them Edited October 27, 2012 by Kallisti 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richellis Posted October 27, 2012 Share Posted October 27, 2012 Very nice. Looks like a very well looked after preserved engine! Damn. I want one even more now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulj Posted October 27, 2012 Share Posted October 27, 2012 Great to see the steam roller finished, really impressive build, great paint job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triumphfan Posted October 27, 2012 Share Posted October 27, 2012 She has come out beautifully Kallisti, It looks as though you could actually ring the bell. Lovely attention to detail on the whole model. Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bentwaters81tfw Posted October 27, 2012 Share Posted October 27, 2012 That is really nice! Just ready for a steam rally! I hope my Showmans engine turns out as well as this one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OzH Posted October 27, 2012 Share Posted October 27, 2012 That looks brilliant....! Really nice work there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mobydog Posted October 27, 2012 Share Posted October 27, 2012 Been watching this and glad to see the finished result. You should be proud of that one mate! Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kallisti Posted October 28, 2012 Author Share Posted October 28, 2012 Thanks guys - like I said it was a fun thing to build - very different and a pretty thing for the shelf Now back to some serious stuff... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spad Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 Superb from all angles! What else can I say!?! cheers Rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkkeeper Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 a very smart roller. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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