Evening Star                                 Return to Card models page

To make up the model a chassis is constructed first, this consists of a long recangular shaped box. the shape is cut out carefully, the folds scored, bent up and glued with white PVA glue.
The wheel frames are then cut and glued to the sides of the chassis.
The boiler is rolled around a pencil and glued up to make a cylinder the front glued in place.
The footplate and running boards are glued on top of the wheel frames to form a cradle for the boiler.
The boiler can then be glued in place and the fire box and cab made up.
Driving wheels can be cut out individually and glued onto the frames.
Conecting rods and valve gear can be cut from strips of scrap card, matchsticks or anything you find appropiate and glued across the wheels.
The cylinders can then be glued on.
Details shuch as the funnel, hand rails, lamps etc. can be cut from materials of your imagination and added to make as much detail as you care.
The tender is made in a similar manner, use cork chippings painted with Indian Ink for coal.
You can add as much to the model as you want, if you make a mess then you can print out another kit.
When finished the loco can be mounted on a base on rails made out of card sleepers and cotton rails.