Has anybody ordered from this UK manufacturer? I really like the looks of their Whitcomb body, 3 truck Climax kit, and the slope back tender (which I'd like to use with a 2-6-0.

These would be for my freelancing efforts of course.

I've not, but I've heard good things about them.

I don't care for any of their "conversion" kits...but I think their complete locomotive kits (garrets, 0-4-4-0, sloped back tender, climax) are pretty cool.

Michael

I ordered a couple of their kits quite some time back. Great kits and excellent service! The kits I ordered, the Climax and the 0-4-4-0 Logging Mallet, are not real easy to assemble, and soldering the brass parts together is required.

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Originally posted by Milepost465:
Has anybody ordered from this UK manufacturer? I really like the looks of their Whitcomb body, 3 truck Climax kit, and the slope back tender (which I'd like to use with a 2-6-0.

These would be for my freelancing efforts of course.

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I have built several kits from Backwoods Miniatures. His etched brass parts are very nice to work with and go to gether well, assuming one can solder neatly.

The last kit I built was the Operating American Hoist and Derrick ditcher. I changed the original motors and gear boxes to run on DCC with a joy stick. The ditcher actually scoops up dirt and drop it in a gondola. I also replaced the cord, used for a cable, to a 40 links to the inch chain.

Dave T.