Yet Another PDF Baldwin

[Phil.P]

That is looking very nice..
Never a good idea to rush these things...

(Says the man who hasn't finished anything).

Phil.P

[Lonsdaler]

Glad you're back at it, although your time on the 1:1 scale has hardly been wasted!

[ge_rik]

Wow!! That is beautiful....

Rik

[LNR]

I like the louvres on your remade door. Good louvres can be hard to replicate at times.
I like those Baldwins, certainly part of the inspiration behind my pet/mech loco.
Grant.

[Peter Butler]

I'm really enjoying this thread Aaron, it takes me back to when I was building my own PDF Baldwin tractor and we were exchanging notes at the time.
https://gardenrails.org/viewtopic.php?t ... start=3060
I think it was possibly the best kit from PDF Models.... how I miss them! Their kits were always well thought out and very reasonably priced.
As an engineer you have put more thought into adding the mechanical details, which I clearly missed out on mine.
I'm not aware of another manufacturer who currently makes this kit, so we are fortunate to have a 'rare breed'.

[Lonsdaler]

I'm really enjoying this thread Aaron, it takes me back to when I was building my own PDF Baldwin tractor and we were exchanging notes at the time.
https://gardenrails.org/viewtopic.php?t ... start=3060
I think it was possibly the best kit from PDF Models.... how I miss them! Their kits were always well thought out and very reasonably priced.
As an engineer you have put more thought into adding the mechanical details, which I clearly missed out on mine.
I'm not aware of another manufacturer who currently makes this kit, so we are fortunate to have a 'rare breed'.

Good news Peter. PDF has been purchased by another enthusiast and products are just coming back to availability after an (a?) hiatus. Products being added as they go back into production, apparently with improvements to print quality etc.
https://www.pdf-models.co.uk/

[Peter Butler]

Many thanks for that Phil, great news indeed, and a credit to the work Peter and Leanne put into creating their product range.

[WLR_CD]

Just caught up with this thread, all very interesting.
I have one of these to build, a very early kit, for which later I bought the upgraded laser cut steel chassis when they became available.

Martin