Commission: Backwoods NGG16 in 009…
It has been worth it, the ‘blood, sweat and tears’ of building that pair of power trucks and their valve gear, seeing this NGG16 complete… Regular readers may remember just how long this has been on the bench too - and how it arrived as a collection of part assembled sub-assemblies with every etched component removed from the fret and loose in the box! Tackling the power trucks first seemed sensible - and valve gear was easier than actual assembly in the end - but with those together the body work could finally progress. There are some idiosyncrasies introduced by the previous builder - including the cab etches assembled inside out - but as a whole, she stands proud and boldly snowing the dogged determination that Peter, the kit designer had, in bringing such a complex model to market all those years ago… Livery and identity selected by my customer - the boiler banding is Fox lining decals and the etched plates from Light Railway Stores really set her off - I hand painted them in ...
