BR Standard 2-6-2 Class 3 tank kit

This will be the next steam kit for the stash, I finally sent the cheque off to Scorpio last Friday so pictures when it arrives... goodness only knows when this one will get built but hey-ho who cares it will all add to the stash. I quite like the Caprotti Standard 5, but then I quite like the 9F but I really don't know what the kit budget will be next year after the Class 26 and 27 new kit releases.

 

Oh I'm pretty sure this kit will go together all right, true it has its origins with Jim Harris but like the Standard 4 tender loco its had all its annoying and tricky Harrisisms reworked. I'll let you know what I think when it arrives. As far as your shall we say the "lesser" quality kits go you could always sell them on the Bay.

 

wise words indeed Toto

 

Indeed Rob and as I can reliably inform you're the man for the job because the more you build for him the more he can then buy.

 

Thanks for the link Rob... that tender frame looks oh so familiar, so i'll follow this one with interest.

 

I see Jazz has hit the same problem I did with his Class 3 2-6-0 build in that Scorpio haven't sent him all the necessary castings. I'm fairly confident he will receive them when Mr Ennis next goes into town as they closed the local estate post office and he finds it too much of a trek more than once a week.

 

I've just bought a brand new unused set of wheels for the Scorpio Class 3 tank kit ... made by Slater's and still in their packets for 80 notes, a bit of a bargain me thinks.

 

Thanks chaps but the kit hasn't arrived yet

 

So the wheels are three packs of 5'3" 16 spoke driving sets Slater's ref 7863B3 and two packs of 3' 0" nine spoke pony truck wheels Slater's ref 7836ST

 

Indeed indeed of course I will as I always do ... now I've already explained to Mr Ennis that you will be looking to place a very large order with his good self. Seriously Toto the Seven Models etches (Britannia, Clan, DofG) are excellent, in fact I was able to put the Brit frames together and get then balanced correctly without a chassis jig. The Transport age etches (as per BR Class 3 2-6-2 tank in a flat pack) for my BR Standard Class 4 are also crisp it is the tender etches marked up Acorn from Jim Harris which you have to be on the ball with thinking several steps in advance before soldering and trimming with snips.

 

I'm expecting delivery towards the end of this week according to Pat who assures me he would post out on Tues of this week as he last week he was making up orders from Reading Show.