I can't remember exactly how long ago I built this model, but I know the chassis, a rewheeled Tenshodo SPUD, was written up in Modelling Railways Illustrated, so I guess that means it would be 1996 or 1997ish.
Built from a Nonneminstre Models whitmetal kit, the parts are superglued together using Zap-a-Gap green, thus proving that models built with glue can have long lives. The castings were nice and clean, so assembly didn't take me very long.
I didn't actually want to build a 4mm scale model of this loco. The plan had been to build it in 7mm scale for the O gauge layout at our club. Unable to find a plan, I decided that if I bought the OO version, I could just measure the boxy bodywork and replicate it in plastic at a larger scale. That project is still on the to-do list.
