I built this back in 2008, as a way back into modelling after a long (even by my standards) lay-off.
It's a plastic kit of a Jung RK20B 4 wheel shunter. It was also my introduction to airbrushing, using a newly bought Badger 150.
The body colour is Tamiya XF-5 Flat Green, I can't remember the frame colour but it's probably Phoenix Precision Dirty Black acrylic or Tamiya Nato Black.
I used Tamiya XF-3 Flat Yellow on the buffer beams, and the wasp stripes are Impetus transfers. Varnish is Phoenix Precision Airbrush Enamel.
The end guardrail was soldered up from brass wire as I decided the plastic moulding was too heavy. I also replaced the bonnet side handrails with wire.
I meant to straighten that coupling (Smiths LP10 3 links) before taking the photo!
Buffers are brass A1 Models 18" jobs.
Can interior;
Power comes from a 35mm wheelbase Tenshodo spud, converted to EM with 14mm Romford/Jackson disc wheels, the bogie being held in place by friction. I had to move the sideframes out by a few millimetres to clear the wider gauge. To add some much needed mass I used lead fishing weight, glued in with PVA. No nasty side effects so far!
It's quite a nice kit, and I'm still happy with the build although it's never seen use. The paint finish is pretty good and it fulfilled its function of getting my hand back in as well as being my first attempt at spray painting.
A 4mm scale kit of a Jung is an odd choice for the UK market but I believe the loco was chosen for the possibilities for kit bashing, there are certainly many of these running as 009 locos. But, I still think Knightwing missed a trick by choosing a German prototype instead of something British, a Ruston 88DS would have been a far better choice in my opinion.
Paul.
I really must finish my Knightwing loco, which I probably started about a decade ago. I decided to Anglicise it a bit, mostly by removing the rear platform. It's powered by an EM Black Beetle and also has brass buffers, though I forget the make. I suppose the biggest difference is that mine is moulded in red oxide coloured plastic, whereas yours looks like it's grey.
ReplyDeleteI didn't move the frames on mine outwards so there's only a fag paper clearance for the wheels, though they may be a bit narrower than Romfords. My only concern is that the loco is quite wide across the footplate/buffer beams compared to wagons I've built, though I haven't checked it against things like platforms as I haven't got any! It'll probably be an "internal user" anyway...
Not sure what colour to paint mine, but it'll probably be some hideous shade of cowpat green.
Cheers,
Simon.
Mine was moulded in red plastic, covered over with grey primer.
DeleteThe width could be a problem if I had somewhere to run it, but even if I built an EM layout it would still remain a shelf queen. It served a purpose though, and I'm still quite pleased with it.
I bet yours runs better, Black Beetles trump spuds!
As for colour, yellow would suit I reckon.