At the time I started this kit, no one else made a 93XX Mogul. From what I had researched other modellers had made quite a decent example of the type.

 

I was aware that the etches were well researched and produced but lacked a lot of rivet detailing. With the exception of the chimney and sefety valve, I replaced all the white metal detailing parts with those produced by HobbyDevelopments, including the tender springs and axle boxes.

 

As is my preferred modus operandi , I started with coupling rods and roller bearing hornblocks to produce a sprung chassis.

 

 

 

 

 

 

With this kit the cylindr blocks and crossheads were very well produced and needed no replacements.

 

After soldering on the hornblocks I added cast white metal loco springs from HobbyDevelopments.

 

Power was to be from a Mashima 1833 and fold-up 40-1 gearbox.

 

The frames provided made a very substantial chassis assembly. The front bogie was a very nice fold-up etch.

 

 

 

The etches are quite a thick gauge so some parts benefit from annealing to make bending easier.

 

 

I slowly built things up from the footplate and added extra rivet detailing by referring to photographs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The firebox is mostly devoid of detailing and so this was fabricated by me and from parts from Peter Roles Components.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interestingly the smokebox saddle was detailed with 14BA screws and nuts supplied in the kit.

 

 

 

 

Fettling was required to get the boiler unit seated correctly.

 

 

 

 

 

From here on in it was down to slowly building up the extra detailing .

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The cab backplate was superdetailed with scale fittings

 

 

I did`nt document the tender construction. The rivets were pre etched on the rear of the sides to help with the rivetting. I sprung the centre axle.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Spray painted using Phoenix etch primer and GWR colours with a satin varnish. Plates by SevernMill.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I have also fitted DCC sound.