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Linda, Blanche, Charles
A new etched kit for.......

Linda, Blanche & Charles

Key Features

  • Makes any of the three loco's
  • Makes Penrhyn & FR version
  • Sprung Chassis
  • Working inside valve gear
  • Working rocking shafts
  • Fully detailed cab fittings
  • Custom Gearbox
  • All Nickel Silver Construction
  • 16.5 & 14mm gauges catered for
  • Includes wheels, motors & gears

Anticipated release Porthmadog Exhibition 1st & 2nd May 2010 or the 7mm NGA Convention the following weekend.

See below for reservation and price info

This kit is the work of Peter Balderstone, a fellow Festiniog Railway Volunteer, and will be sold through EDM Models

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Availability

The first batch of twenty kits will be available in May but will only be available over the counter at the two shows mentioned above.

Why? Because we want to make a bit of a splash about releasing the kits which may involve the real Blanche and we want to have kits for sale at this event.

The second batch should be available late June early July.

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Reservations

We're not taking hard and fast reservations at this time and won't until we are absolutely sure about delivery and price.

E-mail us by clicking the icon below to express interest and we'll contact you when we're taking orders

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Pay Attention or you'll end up daft

Early responses have proved that you can't make anything idiot proof!

So to clarify.........

This is one kit from which you can build one locomotive but in any of the variations of Linda, Blanche or Charles.

Specific detailing is included to do these versions

  • Charles at Penrhyn
  • Linda at the FR in the 60’s as an 0-4-0 with tender
  • Blanche now as a piston valve   2-4-0 with tender

The parts are all there if you want to do Linda as now [easy it, like the kits is in zillion bits at the moment] but like any model you will need to pick your moment and work to photographs. These engines have evolved continuously throughout there working life and continue to do so.

A new etched kit for.......

Linda, Blanche & Charles

Key Features

  • Makes any of the three loco's
  • Makes Penrhyn & FR version
  • Sprung Chassis
  • Working inside valve gear
  • Working rocking shafts
  • Fully detailed cab fittings
  • Custom Gearbox
  • All Nickel Silver Construction
  • 16.5 & 14mm gauges catered for
  • Includes wheels, motors & gears

This kit is the work of Peter Balderstone, a fellow Festiniog Railway Volunteer, and will be sold through EDM Models 

Now Available to Order

 

 

 

 

In January 2010 the two exitant prototypes for the kit went for a spin on the Trent Valley Area group of the 7mm NGA's Henmore Dale Layout.

In these photo's Blanche is leading and is made from the first generation development etches and has a number of mistakes not least of which is the cab profile being wrong.

Linda is from the next set of etches and refines many of the issues found in the first set. After all that's why we do development etches.

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More Development Model Pics
These are the most recent photos of a Linda made from the last set of development etches.

After a few more minor tweaks the final production etches are being done now

 

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You asked if it had the sand bucket - of course it has

 
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RECENT UPDATES

Blanche's firebox being detailed as the development model of Blanche is brought up to scratch

Cylinder draincock and lubrications pipe work being added to the as now version of Blanche

  These views show a Charles being built from the final production etches
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