Presented by Tony Wright, well known for his work building and reviewing kits for British Railway Modelling, this DVD running for approx. 2 hours is a practical guide to kit building techniques.

This first programme covers the core building of the model from the kit parts. Three kits are illustrated, an Alan Gibson etched brass LMS 4F 0-6-0, a GWR 61xx 2-6-2T in white metal from South East Finecast and a DJH LNER A2 pacific 4-6-2. This allows Tony to demonstrate the different construction techniques needed with these different metals. In part 1 we see the kit components being prepared, followed by the assembly of the core sections of the model and a running chassis. Getting these basic sections right is the key to success as you proceed to finish your model locomotive.

Part 2 illustrates the addituion of detailing and assembly of finer detail parts including valve gear.