As there isn't an Ultrascale conversion set for the Dapol Western yet, I decided to see what I could do with wheelsets I had in stock.
I managed to con persuade Andy York to donate his production Western to undergo the following butchery, thanks Andy.
The raw materials, the Ultrascale wheel for the Heljan Western on the left obviously.
The Dapol axles need the stub axles and wheels removing and discarding, keeping the central drive muff and the brass axle bearings.
The Ultrascale axl
