Commission: Perhaps the last Resita-ish in 009…
I wonder if this is the last EuroNG Resita I’ll ever make? With the kit discontinued the chances are it might be - and with that in mind it was rather poignant to put the finishing touches to this particular model… Whilst compromised from inception this caricature of a kit was always dear to my heart after the incredible experience I had at Welshpool behind one example shortly after she was returned to steam. The most incredible noise and feeling of raw power stood on the balcon of a coach against the smokebox. She wrestled and wriggled, snorted and roared along what is not, by any stretch, a flat ‘boring’ line. In H0e of course it’s less of a compromise, but in 009 I’ve got all the Egger elements nailed. A taller cab, squat wheels and compact bonnet. Painted up and detailed with a variety of pipework, lined with a bow pen and brought to life with some weathering she feels real though, and every bit the bruiser I witnessed. Putting this one together has also brought out a yearning for
