For anyone wanting to dabble in 'craftsman' style wooden kits, I can heartily recommend the Ozark Miniatures "Backwoods Diesel Boxcab" kit. (Especially when they offer a spring discount, or similar.)
backwoods diesel engine kit
The kit is tricky to find on their new website - however, I ordered one and it turned up a week later. Not sure how long it might take to the UK.
It comes with a Hartland power truck, so for track power you just connect the wires and away you go.
This is the Ozark photo of a completed kit - mine will be pale blue!
All you need is a good wood glue and a general purpose glue for the metal parts (couplers, poling pockets, headlamp, air tank.)
This is the extent of the wooden parts - floor, 4 sides, 4 corners, and the door slides. Piece of cake.
backwoods diesel engine kit
The kit is tricky to find on their new website - however, I ordered one and it turned up a week later. Not sure how long it might take to the UK.
It comes with a Hartland power truck, so for track power you just connect the wires and away you go.
This is the Ozark photo of a completed kit - mine will be pale blue!
All you need is a good wood glue and a general purpose glue for the metal parts (couplers, poling pockets, headlamp, air tank.)
This is the extent of the wooden parts - floor, 4 sides, 4 corners, and the door slides. Piece of cake.
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