Slaters Prince Kit

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Slaters Prince Kit

Post by angr607 » Mon May 12, 2014 1:35 pm

Afternoon all,

Anyone built one of these kits and if so, how easy are they to put together? I'm considering one to pull a FR train on my line.

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Jon
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Post by Colinjamesporter » Mon May 12, 2014 4:03 pm

Hi Jon,
Yes I have built one of these kits and converted it to battery and radio control. It was a nice kit to built the frames, cab and tender are brass with the smokebox and tank as a resin casting. As long as you follow the instructions you cant go far wrong.

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Post by angr607 » Mon May 12, 2014 4:38 pm

Hello,

Cheers for that. How easy were the etched parts to assemble as I have next to no experience when it comes to working on etched metal.

Cheers,

Jon
Bowaters Models:- http://www.bowatersmodels.co.uk

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Rebuilding the Railway!
Turning a Second hand 'Superior' into Bowaters 'Superior'

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Post by Colinjamesporter » Sun Oct 05, 2014 2:04 pm

The etched parts are fairly easy. Alot of it is folded up and then soldiered. You could practise soldering up using off cuts from the etch.
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Colin

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