Hi I am new to this so forgive any mistakes I make posting this.
Here are some photos of My Kit bashed OcCre Der Adler and coaches. Firstly the OcCre kit is mad predominantly of wood with some metal castings. It is meant to represent a standard gauge Stephenson 2-2-2 from around the 1830's and on the whole is a very rewarding kit to make.
The kit has very good instructions and with the addition of the motorising kit in the tender is great to run on g45 track.
My main bug with the kit was its scale 1:24 which made the gauge incorrectly narrow. Not a problem though as the kit measured up pretty well on a 1:32 scale plan which made the gauge almost perfect standard gauge.
I followed the instructions pretty much as written and only changed the wooden lagging by using narrower strips of wood on both boiler and firebox. I added extra detail to the backhead and painted the tender in Grand Junction Railway green.
Anyone considering making one of these kits need not worry about info and instructions. OcCre produce videos on youtube and the instructions are fantastically detailed with colour pics. The figures are 1:32 scale and made for Xmas decorations with the bases removed and slightly converted.
The three coaches kit are equally as interesting to make and also better equate to a 1;32 scale. The interiors are included in the kit but I chose to make a better distinction between the three classes. 1st class has a plush interior using off cuts of silk. The figures are again Xmas decorations.
The colours are again taken from Grand Junction Railway livery
Figures added to the first class coach. (The 40mph club!!)
Third class is an open wagon and was converted slightly to Anglicize it.
The second class coach had simple wood flooring
All in All I have really enjoyed making these unusual kits. Both engine and three coaches cost around £200 total with about £50 for the motorising kit. Not your usual type of kit with lots of wood involved and some of it is quite delicate but for a inside 1:32 scale Layout set in the 1830/50's it is a steal.
Here are some photos of My Kit bashed OcCre Der Adler and coaches. Firstly the OcCre kit is mad predominantly of wood with some metal castings. It is meant to represent a standard gauge Stephenson 2-2-2 from around the 1830's and on the whole is a very rewarding kit to make.
The kit has very good instructions and with the addition of the motorising kit in the tender is great to run on g45 track.
My main bug with the kit was its scale 1:24 which made the gauge incorrectly narrow. Not a problem though as the kit measured up pretty well on a 1:32 scale plan which made the gauge almost perfect standard gauge.
I followed the instructions pretty much as written and only changed the wooden lagging by using narrower strips of wood on both boiler and firebox. I added extra detail to the backhead and painted the tender in Grand Junction Railway green.
Anyone considering making one of these kits need not worry about info and instructions. OcCre produce videos on youtube and the instructions are fantastically detailed with colour pics. The figures are 1:32 scale and made for Xmas decorations with the bases removed and slightly converted.
The three coaches kit are equally as interesting to make and also better equate to a 1;32 scale. The interiors are included in the kit but I chose to make a better distinction between the three classes. 1st class has a plush interior using off cuts of silk. The figures are again Xmas decorations.
The colours are again taken from Grand Junction Railway livery
Figures added to the first class coach. (The 40mph club!!)
Third class is an open wagon and was converted slightly to Anglicize it.
The second class coach had simple wood flooring
All in All I have really enjoyed making these unusual kits. Both engine and three coaches cost around £200 total with about £50 for the motorising kit. Not your usual type of kit with lots of wood involved and some of it is quite delicate but for a inside 1:32 scale Layout set in the 1830/50's it is a steal.
