As I already had a Dick Kerr body made up this was the easy bit, but as I fancied a Westinghouse version this was where the fun started! Although designed to the same specifications and basic plans the two versions of this loco were surprisingly different as I was about to find out, and it took many different techniques to build. Firstly, this is what I was aiming for;

The trouble is that this photo and two or three others like it are all there is to go on. There is one Westinghouse still existing in France which I have photographed, but it is heavily modified (to standard gauge!), and doing a very good impression of a hedge so not that helpful really.

First thing in my quest to convert the Worsley Works Dick Kerr etches were the bonnet panels. Here, I produced some drawings in photoshop to scaled dimensions and then etched some overlays using my 'homebrew' technique;

As I had the tank warmed up I also did some makers plates for this and my Baldwins;

there are various bits of riveted iron work so for these I drew up a plan in photoshop, printed it out, then Pritt sticked this over suitable sized brass strip and then attacked it with my GW rivet press;

This is the result with various other bits of brass work in place and the makings of the hoisting eye overlaid;

Next pics show my homemade tools for bending and fitting the cab hand rails and spacing the radiator grills;

The radiator itself took ages to make with various sections having to be filed to shape and the cooling matrix being made up with florists wire. This has proved to be a slight mistake as when trying to uncouple the magnet always ends up attached to the grill!

So, after much hacking and filling here is the finished beast - note the cab window screens made up on the cameo cutter - earning it's keep at last!

The loco is now painted and I know I do have some pics but they are eluding me for now so will have to follow.