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Cor

Now they look pretty good - and if you look at EBAY there are plenty of other suppliers all direct from China
a couple of which I have used having excellent service -
Barney 

Or as Nick said build it yourself - Plenty of information on the forums Gordon the scratchman site with his excellent 1/16th scale models - fantastic stuff were else but this forum !! His latest Traction engine is just "mind Blowing"
Barney

https://nl.aliexpress.com/item/1005008978285035.html?spm=a2g0o.tm1000027200.5361649660.1.af193808I5QcJv&afTraceInfo=1005008978285035__pc__recallUserLandingRecommendPage__PukEmc5__1776869763368&aecmd=true&gatewayAdapt=glo2nld

Severall sizes
Cor

A couple of pictures of the loader deck under construction.











At this point I became lazy about the build log so we will jump to finished model in the next posted pictures.

They go under the name of scaleX - and appear to operate through agents
But I can not find an actual site of there own - in the past it looks like they have been doing up-grade kits and modern vehicles .
But the way the reviews have been done I thought they look like a British company
below its says its Ukrainian company ! They reckon the traction engine kit release is August this year
Barney
perhaps other people might say different but that's all I can find out 

Hi lab-dad, so you use Oaty PVC, Clear Cleaner, eh.

How come they DO NOT put on the lable, what is the exact liquid that's in that can, I can not seem to find the data sheet that tells you what it is that's in the can.

Could it be just plain ole M.E.K. that works so well on polystyrene and they have hidden that information so people DO NOT get all upset about using it ?

In Australia we have a product that does exactly the same thing as what that Oaty stuff does, BUT, it has to have written on the container exactly what is in the can.

Check out the link below to a major hardware store in Aust and make sure you scroll down to the wording GUIDES and DOCUMENTS, click on that and then open where it says MATERIAL SAFETY - VIEW DOCUMENTS.
Read that document carefully and it reveals exactly what the liquid is with-in the can.

Works like a dream on polystyrene, even great for clearing the sinuses when blocked up too, a quick sniff sure clears the cobwebs out of the head, eh.

It is a fraction of the cost as what that Tamiya stuff will set you back.

https://www.bunnings.com.au/protek-250ml-clear-priming-fluid_p4750123

Someone, ANYONE! Please let me know when and where I can order one!

BTW the local train rebuilder/restorer is building one from scratch (FULL SIZE).

MJinTN

I use horse hide gluse on my furniture, especially chairs. Easy to release if a repair is needed. I also use it on complicated glue ups for its extended time before it hardens.

Not sure what Barney is gluing but for styrene I use PVC cleaner. It's clear but does have an odor. Don't bother me.
Yellow can at the homeless Depo  😵😵�💫🥴
MJinTN

Barney, I share your curiosity. For a long time I just used Testors Liquid Cement, but found that over time it 'went off'. Even though there was still liquid in the bottle, it no longer welded styrene. It was almost like water.

I got a bottle of Tamiya Extra Thin Quick Setting Cement

I was warned it evaporates very quickly. It does. I use a separate fine brush to apply it because if I used the brush in the cap (The bottle's brush does have a nice fine tip), the solvent would often evaporate before I could get the brush from the bottle to the model.