Whilst searching for an Hornby Fowler 2-6-4 on eBay for a good friend I came across this Hornby Stanier 2-6-4. It was a reasonable price so I thought it would make a nice project. There were a few areas on the model I could see needed repairing.
When it arrived and I examined it it became clear the motion bracket was broken on one side. This resulted in some rather lumpy running.
The other area of note was on the fireman's side the cabside steps and the injector pipewor