Pictures just received from the Oxfordshire end of the operation of the new NGG16 number 87.
It's ready for attention from the airbrush and will be turned out in the photographic grey livery in which it ran its first season on the WHR last year.
There have been many subtle alterations made to the Backwoods kit to represent this earlier, Belgian-built, example of the breed. They include removing a window from the rear side panels of the cab and some changes on the front of the front water tank.
(The title, by the way, isn't a case of bad spelling - for once - it's Afrikaans)
That's a lovely looking model, the painted version looks even better too. Superb stuff.
ReplyDeleteJust out of interest, how did 'Oxford Works' secure the cranks? I can't see any solder as per the kit instructions.