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Connoisseur Models '02' tank loco build.

Discussion in 'Kits, Kit bashes & Scratch builds' started by Keith M, Sep 4, 2020.

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  1. Oct 8, 2020 #41
    paul blythe

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    This forum should renamed the acme kit builder rehabilitation forum. We all seem to have one or two stashed away somewhere
     
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  2. Oct 8, 2020 #42
    York Paul

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    :avatar: at least nobody here is suffering from the El Crapo syndrome... or has anyone got any of his kits stashed away somewhere.:scratchchin:
     
  3. Oct 8, 2020 #43
    Toto

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    Depends who el crapo is. :avatar: I have about a dozen of a certain kit that could fall into that category. No name given or prizes for guessing.
     
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  4. Oct 9, 2020 #44
    paul blythe

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    oh lord i remember MTK from my 4mm days. Any resemblance to the prototype is purely coincidental i have never owned one of the 7mm el crapo kits they made.
     
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  5. Oct 9, 2020 #45
    jakesdad13

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    Me too mate, I remember seeing his wares displayed at a couple of shows. He had one or two built up diesels on show. Whether they were made from his own kits I don't know but he seemed to be quite proud of the kits!

    Pete.
     
  6. Oct 9, 2020 #46
    Keith M

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    I have an MTK 00 gauge Class 73 knocking around somewhere I think, all white metal body as I recall. It made up into a 'reasonable' (if you're being kind!) model, probably one of my earliest attempts at a white metal loco kit, perhaps one to forget methinks!:giggle:

    Keith.
     
  7. Oct 9, 2020 #47
    York Paul

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    I know who you are thinking of but El Crapo was the marketing name given by MTK for their 7mm range. I once bought an LMS period 3 brake third in 4mm from MTK and the body was an aluminium one piece thing with a cantrail profile the width of the gutters on St Paul's Cathedral, the floor was a piece of hardboard strip... needless it never got put together. :facepalm:
     
  8. Oct 9, 2020 #48
    paul blythe

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    My experience with MTK was with a 155 sprinter. it was a similar mix of aluminium, plastic & poor quality whitemetal. There was no wood in it but the floor was a piec of aluminium section. couldnt solder it and it didnt seem to stick well with araldite either. the plastic ends fell off a couple of times. There was absolutly zero surface detail. no doors, no window frames and certianly no rivets to count. It was only beaten in crapness by the q kits baby deltic which was just a collection of badly shaped whitemetal.
     
  9. Oct 11, 2020 #49
    Keith M

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    So at last I did manage to get a coat of etch primer on the loco, as usual, a few odd bits showed up which will need slight fettling and a touch-in spray, but nothing drastic. Now I'm faced with choices which may be dictated by decal availability so I'll post separately about that.

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  10. Oct 24, 2020 #50
    Keith M

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    So I've now finished the paint on this loco, just the transfers left to do, BR lined black, late logo since it will be a "Heritage" loco. I've ordered the transfers from HMRS two weeks ago but heard nothing yet (apparently they email when transfers are despatched) which is disappointing. I would normally have used Fox Transfers, (48 hour service) but although they do the 'Generic linings' sheet I need in 4mm scale, they don't appear to do them in 7mm, or at least if they do, I can't find them. Since I'm now 'stuck' awaiting the transfers, I've made a start on the Connoisseur "Queen Mary" brake van, and as Jim has again suspended ordering until December due to the number of orders He has, I've pre-ordered an LSWR brake van for December delivery as the next kit in line. Anyway, here's progress so far, temporarily just dropped onto the chassis for this pic.

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  11. Oct 25, 2020 #51
    jakesdad13

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    Looks great Keith, well done mate! :tophat::tophat:

    Pete.
     
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