All,
About a week ago I started with building a Simplicity Steam roller. I came across this cardmodel at the IPMS in Nieuwegein a month ago.
The card model consists of 5 postcards . The model is scale 00, so 1:76. I scaled it down to 1:87.
What is interresting about this steam roller is that the boiler is not horizontal but it is under an angle of about 25 degrees.
I forgot to make picture right from the start. Below are some pictures half way down the build process.
The build is not easy because some of the parts are very fiddly but also because some of the parts do not fit very well.
I experienced problems in the area of the front roller and the chimney.
I also noted that e.g. the steering wheel will not fit properly around the boiler without some modifications. So some more modifications ahead.
Apart from that it is an interresting model.
Cheers,
Edward.