You're too modest. Your explanatory posts and videos encouraged someone who’s completely clueless about this sort of thing (me), to give it a go.
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Some months later and, needless to say, my cunning R/C installation plan turned out to be a bit silly: untidy and unnecessary.
The built-in battery box was OK but when the stuff finally turned up, a better Plan B turned out to be to shove the R/C components together in a single ‘drop-in module’ - a plasticard box, to sit wherever it can be hidden, in this case in the bunker. It’s a more sensible idea than the laboured, ‘domestic wiring’ approach I'd intended, anyway.
I’ve since found a copy of the book by Bulleid’s son about the great man which (among many other concepts and proposals) includes a 1945 drawing of the 0-6-4T (see below) - there are a couple of obvious outline differences (and a much longer wheelbase) but the model (compromised proportions apart) isn’t really too far away... I'm telling myself. Should have bought the book first.
- Original book caption says: '...probably the most unsatisfactory wheel arrangement in the history of steam engines'. Blimey
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There’s now a (very tall) member of the footplate crew, presumably a management trainee sent by Bulleid* from head office, judging by the over-the-top outfit, casually confident demeanour and disregard for safety. And, astonishingly for the 1950s, there’s a woman on the footplate as well. They’re glued to the same cab-width base, so they can each have a go at looking backwards.
Years after I started doodling Q1s (and preposterous derivatives) we’re almost up and running. A few repairs to do – then I’ll give it a go. Yikes!
(*Whoops! He would have gone by now, of course...)
- I’ll have to tidy up the inside of that box, fixing everything neatly in place. Above it, there’s a very large chap, who leans out of the cab with his hands in his pockets
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- Receiver and aerial still not taped into place
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- Strapping 1/24 bloke in cab rather gives the game away. And, can anybody recommend a reliable eggshell varnish? I get a different result every time I do it: absolutely flat - or shiny... Same stuff supposedly (Humbrol satin). This one’s towards shiny - but on a dull day
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- The sun’s out - now it’s definitely shiny...
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