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As I was unable to get my hands on the Backwoods miniatures DHR Class C pacific without it costing me a fortune. I will build my own. Well try at least. So far I’ve used pretty much just plastic card and resin. So the cost of the body at this stage
I think it’s turning out ok at this stage but until I get the bogie and chassis with Roco valve gears on I won’t know if it’s got the look I was hoping for. 🤞🏼I am enjoying this build though. It’s been a few weeks since I’ve been able to site at
I haven’t done too much cosmetic work other than hand rails, lamps and a few pipes, but I have added the first decoder to the class 08. Ive also decided that there is few areas that need ‘bulking up’... Underneath the firebox between the drive whee
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The coal is a removable panel that gives access to the tender chassis and will House the decoder.
Im so pleased with this build as I feel like I’ve manage to conquer kit replication. It has been made using bits of the instructions I found online of the Backwoods DHR Class C kit. Cheeky I know, but I’ve been after this kit for a while, as it’s o
Even closer to finishing the Class C Pacific. Just weathering, footplate, attach the tender, add decoders and crew.
Weathering complete. Its weird I’ve just realised I finally own this bad boy, and having wanted it for a few years I’m a happy chappy! The C.E.P.C stands for Cornwall Electric Power Company. They owned a power station at Hayle harbour where my layo
In reality the power station had a standard gauge branch line that delivered it coal, but in my factitious history of the harbour it had a 2.6” narrow gauge branch line instead. This North British locomotive was one of a small fleet that pulled the
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