Browsing LNERINFO, reading the article about the J58's Robinson of the GCR converted from obsolete 0-6-0 tender engines, i was thinking about the author's comparison to the L&Y railway Aspinall 0-6-0 conversions.
On reflection, they are indeed very similar. So It got me thinking, could an N Gauge GEM L&Y be kitbashed into a J58? It would require Robinson boiler fittings/ smokebox door of course (available in N from N-Brass) and various body mods, but nothing too drastic I think.
Here's my doctored L&Y photograph- maybe this would be a viable modelling project for someone?
