SIMPLE reworking projects can produce a different-looking model with personalised modelling touches. They are completed in a long weekend, using materials such as acrylic paint for weathering and finishing to save time.
In a short, minimalist project, the EFE Rail/Heljan 4mm scale Class 58 converted to ‘EM’ gauge in last month’s issue is reworked as Mainline Freight No. 58009. It was completed over a long weekend and produced a customised model for a 1995-1996 layout time frame.
The base model
Whilst not matching the finesse of recent ready-to-run locomotives in ‘OO’ gauge, the Heljan Class 58, first released around 2008, remains a solid model which is well proportioned and nicely detailed. Its true strength is its robustness and a smooth, powerful mechanism. It has relatively simple electronics which makes modifications to the running lights as straightforward as one could wish.
The base model is finished in Trainload Coal livery with a wide orange
