chrisb
Western Thunderer
I was recently asked to undertake a commission to build the Wantage Tramway's Matthews tram engine. To be honest, I'm not much of an engineer and would more happily spend my time working on the scenic side of things but a quick bit of research revealed Worsley Works produces a very inexpensive etched kit in 4mm scale for the tram engine body and, given the presence of side skirts on the prototype, I realised I wouldn't need to perform any scratchbuilding heroics to create the chassis.
So I accepted the commission only to subsequently discover the customer expected the chassis to be built as close to the prototype as possible.
Well then, after a large intake of breath, here goes...
So I accepted the commission only to subsequently discover the customer expected the chassis to be built as close to the prototype as possible.
Well then, after a large intake of breath, here goes...