I'm just starting on a new loco - a 5 in gauge Jubilee - ‘Galatea’ It's a good looking 4-6-0 tender loco, with the added interest of three cylinders. Galatea is a preserved loco, so there's opportunity to add authentic detail. Also, the drawings are highly detailed, which will add to the interest. As a bonus, the drawings are all in Decimal - no more converting fractions ! A friend pointed me in the direction of Station Road Steam. They very kindly keep their old ads available. This is a very useful resource, and much appreciated . They have a group of pics showing an incomplete Galatea (long since sold). Thank you, Station Road Steam. There's a lot of physical work in cutting the frames: I've chosen to buy laser-cut frames this time. There are also a lot of castings available. Whilst castings have advantages, they also bring their problems - identifying/ establishing reference surfaces, and work-holding to name but two. Given the choice, I prefer to work from s
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