Commission: Seeing double - a pair of Pecketts in 009…
No, you are not seeing double! I recently completed a pair of these Fourdees ‘Bristol’ freelance Peckett style tender locomotives in 009… I’ve tackled this kit previously and whereas then I followed the instructions and painting things before assembly this time I followed my gut, assembled first and painted later. The results are probably the same, and I found it suited my style of working so will be happy to try this approach with Dan’s kits again in the future. The real problem with the Bristol is the lack of adhesive weight, there are no tanks to hide weight and being 3D printed resin the body is very light. I add as much lead as I can fit in the smokebox and firebox either end of the Graham Farish Class 08 chassis but they’re still very light. This brings me on to another subject, DCC in 009. With kits and light weight models with limited pick ups where there is little space for the decoder and speaker let alone a stay alive you are really walking a tightrope to ensure smooth stu
