Pete et al --
The Railmaster pewter kit is the way to go -- the only way. The Steam
Depot kit is the same as the Railmaster kit -- Steam Depot had an
arrangement weith Railmaster for the first batch of these.
The Railmaster kit is currently available, as is a North Yard powered
chassis, also available from Railmaster. You can build the kit with
5-minute epoxy and cyanoacrylate "super" glue. I soldered mine;
however, unless you are skilled, a soldering iron will melt the pewter
parts. These kits are superb, full of detail, and nice and heavy. And
the North Yard chassis slips right in, ready to roll.
I also have an old Locomotive Workshop brass kit that I built and
detailed. As Don Thompson mentioned, mine also has the Beveridge
(Cascade Hobby Products) drive. But these components have long been
unavailable, so don't bother hunting for them.
There was an extensive review and how-to article on building the
Railmaster kit in the April 1992 issue of "3/16 'S'cale Railroading."
The NASG's Mobley Library can furnish a copy of this article for ten
cents a page (plus postage if by snail mail) if you are an NASG member;
otherwise there is also a $3 non-member surcharge.
Dick Karnes
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