The wanderer..errr...Walker

The arrival of the Auscision Models Victorian Railways 280HP Walker railcar last week has provided another excellent RTR model for Victorian modellers. All versions except the 1970s livery with the dayglo orange stripes are represented. The detail is just superb as the photos below of the one I have just purchased show:

So what does the model have to do with this blog you may ask? Well as supplied the model is fitted with non-prototypical bogies under the trailer units so that the model can be operated on 18 inch radius curves. These bogies have no sideframes to provide more clearance with the body when operating on these curves. However Auscision do supply a set of bogies with sideframes in the box. One simply unclips the bogies from the undeframe, unsolder the wires for the pickups, then fit the replacement bogies and solder the pickup wires.

A photo of how much this lifts the look of the model:

Eventually this model will also be fitted with some passengers (and a driver, plus maybe a railfan in the seat at the front next to the driver) and also DCC sound. So expect the model to appear on this blog again when those projects happen.