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rhitee93:
Thanks for the compliments Nick.

For the cost of this kit, I don't think you can go wrong.  Where else can you get a casting set for a 12" (30cm) long engine for $115USD?

I thought the castings were pretty good, but this is the only cast iron kit I have ever had so I am not an expert.  I had no inclusions or hard spots with any of my parts, and there is more than enough extra material to remove to get to the finished dimensions.  In fact, I would say too much material because some places that were shown on the prints as a cleanup pass really required about 0.100" (2.5mm) of removal.

The finish on the castings wasn't bad.  Some parts were better than others.  I opted to make my own parts rather than use a few that I just saw as too much work to clean up.  I went through a pretty extensive smoothing process to make the final paint job look more correct to scale.  This is all in the build log with some pictures of the steps I had to take.

All in all I am quite happy.  There are some beautiful casting sets out there, but the prices are a lot higher.  In the end you plunk down your money and get what you pay for, (at best).

NickG:
 Thanks for the comprehensive review.
Those were exactly my thoughts with regard to price. Forest classics here in the uk do it for just over £130 delivered. Lineymachine were the cheapest I could find at just over £100 delivered from the states, which as you say for a 12" engine is great. It's a similar size to Stuart Victoria I guess. Not sure whether I'd get stung for some kind of import duty if ordering from the US though.

I realise that you paid a lot more attention to finishing than I would do and are a lot more skilful! The wooden base is exquisite. I saw the photos of cylinder covers which looked comparatively rough, having said that the actual shape and accuracy of them look a lot better than many more expensive ones. The actual quantity of castings is also quite high fir this type of engine I think.

Thanks again and congrats on a fantastic model.

Nick

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