Shamus,
Any chance of sending me a copy of the Climax mod drwgs too.
The MDC Climax was the very first kit I ever bought and it never ever did run properly. The motor takes 1 Amp at 9 volts and struggles like it was dying! I think the plastic gear on the motor shaft has split open (it's the dickens of a job to know for sure with these jet black gears).
If I can't get it to run properly I'd love to make a more attractive unit out of it like you have done and use it as a static item for photographic poses. (The road name will be changed to protect the innocent
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BTW, I don't have the courage to separate the domes from the boiler on any of my Shays to get that original period look you so successfully acheived. Really nice pics!
Thanks in advance
Errol