Staying alive in N…
09012 lacks details and ‘Dick Hardy’ nameplates (on order) but already looks the part in her InterCity Mainline colours. She is the latest in a parade of Farish model and another fitted with sound and stay alive… Stay alive? Yes, completely necessary in my opinion in this short wheelbase model. Not as difficult as it might sound either, there is some surgery but nothing beyond hand tools! Once you’ve stripped down the model and removed the shell, pop off the cab and using a razor saw cut down the slot between the cab interior detail and the bonnet, ideally on the edge of the interior so a lip is left on the bonnet to help attach the cab to later. Then use the razor saw to cut up, vertically inside the ends of the bonnet to the top edge, and with pliers, snap out the piece that remains. The Lais stay alive (their small cube fits beautifully, even better if you peel off the heat shrink and paint it black) is a two wire affair. The Train-o-matic Next18 socket pad helps here, as...
