Saint Class Loco.                                 Return to model page

Used on the Great Western Railway 1902.
Print the design through a program such as Microsoft Publisher and adjust the size to make the 1cm scale mark 1cm. It needs to be printed on card and a coated surface would give the best quality.

To make up, start with the loco chassis. It is important to get this nice and square as the rest of the model will depend upon it. I use the white PVA glue which sets fairly quickly and dries clear if you get too much on.

Then fit the running board and wheels to make your base.

Next make up the cab, then the firebox and boiler. On this loco the boiler taperes to the front so it is tricky to put together.

Glue these onto the running board starting at the cab end making sure that the boiler front is upright.

Then add the cylinders and running board sides, wheel arches etc. and go on to the tender.

These models are not too easy to make as they are so small but if at first you make a mess then you can just print out another copy and have another try.

If you soak some thread in gum then hang it to dry with a weight on the end then this makes a handy modelling material for all sorts of rails, hand rails, scaffolding, tower construction etc.

I think that when they are mounted on a base with a little track on some white production abrasive paper they look really neat!