Hornby Cock O' The North into Earl Marischal
Posted: Thu Aug 15, 2013 4:56 pm
Hi all.
With Hornby's P2 not too far away (hopefully) I've been considering having a bash at converting 2001 into 2002 (as built).
So far I can think of the following jobs:
1. New valve gear (comet V2?)
2. Raise running plate & build new front running plate with 'kink' & modify original wind deflectors to fit.
3. Add steam pipes & later deflectors
4. Build new cylinder fronts with conjugated bits
5. Remove the bulge on the right hand side, just behind the smokebox (I don't know it's purpose) & straighten the handrails accordingly.
Can anyone think of any more? Just typing this list has made me doubt its feasibility, but I might have a crack on the Railroad version.
(Below are some very nice Mike Edge built examples)
http://www.ianrathbonemodelpainting.co. ... 001-1w.jpg
http://www.ianrathbonemodelpainting.co. ... 002-2w.jpg
http://www.ianrathbonemodelpainting.co. ... 004-2w.jpg
cheers
With Hornby's P2 not too far away (hopefully) I've been considering having a bash at converting 2001 into 2002 (as built).
So far I can think of the following jobs:
1. New valve gear (comet V2?)
2. Raise running plate & build new front running plate with 'kink' & modify original wind deflectors to fit.
3. Add steam pipes & later deflectors
4. Build new cylinder fronts with conjugated bits
5. Remove the bulge on the right hand side, just behind the smokebox (I don't know it's purpose) & straighten the handrails accordingly.
Can anyone think of any more? Just typing this list has made me doubt its feasibility, but I might have a crack on the Railroad version.
(Below are some very nice Mike Edge built examples)
http://www.ianrathbonemodelpainting.co. ... 001-1w.jpg
http://www.ianrathbonemodelpainting.co. ... 002-2w.jpg
http://www.ianrathbonemodelpainting.co. ... 004-2w.jpg
cheers