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Seems Rob has been busy at the bench again making another nice model for us! Spoken to him and they are almost ready for release now
http://www.swiftsixteen.com/productDeta ... oductID=87
Cheers
Rob

Come on hurry up pay day!!!

Hello Guys,

The Swift Sixteen Tin Turtle is now fully finished.

Thanks,

Rob.

Congratulations, that looks absolutely fantastic! Very good price too...

At some point I'm after modelling the FfR's Simplex in its early condition:



Do you think that would be possible with your model, or would it reduce structural integrity too much if I cut away the door panels?

Thanks,

Andrew.

Hello,

It would be perfectly fine to cut the doors off and modify the existing parts of my kit. The external chassis is part of the body and is at least 5mm think . You could even go the other way and add the full armament.

Rob.

Dear gosh man! Now that is a pretty little thing!
I'm looking at my bank account and wondering "why can't more money be in there"
The big question is though... Who is going to add bullet holes?
Also, we need more guns Rob!

Also, we need more guns Rob!

That's what flash is for !! LOL.

swiftsixteen:97390 wrote:Hello,

It would be perfectly fine to cut the doors off and modify the existing parts of my kit. The external chassis is part of the body and is at least 5mm think . You could even go the other way and add the full armament.

Rob.

Excellent, thanks Rob - it won't be any time soon, money's committed elsewhere at the mo', but I'll give that some thought...

All the best,

Andrew.

Smashing looking kit.
Time to raid the savings I think!
I had started to scratch build on one of these, don't think I'll bother finishing it now.

I'm squirreling away money as we speak, hoping it'll be my first locomotive!

i have one on order

*whimpers at TommyDodd* BNL No1?

Apologies for resurrecting an old thread, but I am curious as to what people think of this model now that it has been released for some time. Has anyone bought one in kit form? If so, would you describe it as beginner friendly? How easy/difficult was it to put together?

Excellent, and slightly off-beat choice of locomotive. And let´s not forget that it was used after WWI too.

K&NWLR: Swift Sixteen Tim Turtle kit painted and lined out by Matt Acton by kandnwlr1, on Flickr

I acquired one at Llanfair. I have not built it yet (saving it for the xmas holidays) From what I can see it is like all of Robs kits, a nice straight forwards build.
I have built a few of Robs wagon kits and they just seem to fall together. The instructions are comprehensive and well set out. (you download the instructions from the website).
I would say that it is about as beginner friendly as any well detailed loco kit can be.
Just follow the instructions and use the correct glue and tools and you should be fine.
Help is normally freely given on this forum so most hurdles can be overcome.
Good luck.

Having a look at the instructions now. So far, so good. Cutting, filing, gluing.... Wait, what's this? Soldering and rivet punching? These two things scare me

Soldering is not overly difficult. It is mainly down to having the right equipment and making sure everything is cleaned properly. A bit of practice on a few bits of scrap brass should get you proficient enough.
While a rivet press is a nice thing to have and very, very useful. you can use a center punch. Again practice is your friend here.
I am certain that there are other ways of doing it and a quick google search may throw up few.

Please don't be afraid to have a go at any of Rob's (Swift Sixteen) kits, etc.

I honestly believe that if you were to shake a box of a Swift Sixteen wagon kit hard enough the kit would assemble itself...
They are that easy to build.
I also know that if you fluff something up, a swift (excuse the pun) call to Rob would solve the issue.

Thank you for easing my worries a little.

I am a complete beginner modeller. The only experience I have is with Warhammer but that's just plastic miniatures (which look comparatively simple compared to this!), so I have a lot of angst when it comes to delving into larger more expensive and complex kits. Any tips for a complete beginner like myself?

I once did Warhammer about 4000 years ago, and Robs kits are much, much easier!