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Darn, is it possible to splice some styrene strip into the gap?

If you can't repair it, I reckon a Comet pony truck should be a feasible replacement. There's a degree of flexibility about where you solder the washer for the pivot, so you should be able to end up with the correct spacing between the axle and the rest of the chassis.

 

Wizard Models should be able to supply the relevant part.

On 08/04/2019 at 23:21, Barry Ten said:

If you can't repair it, I reckon a Comet pony truck should be a feasible replacement. There's a degree of flexibility about where you solder the washer for the pivot, so you should be able to end up with the correct spacing between the axle and the rest of the chassis.

 

Wizard Models should be able to supply the relevant part.

 

Bizarrely enough the missing chunk reappeared -- it had somehow jumped right into the takeaway box where all the things I'd pulled off the loco live.

 

I've glued it back with ordinary superglue and much to my surprise made a fairly neat job of it. Not very confident it will survive a test run though. Thanks for the tip on the Comet replacement pony truck. For the record this seems the likely candidate: https://www.wizardmodels.ltd/shop/locomotive/ls2/ (pre-WW2 LMS)

You might be all right. There's not going to be much load on that repaired part, in normal use, so the joint should stand a good chance of holding. I've glued bits of pony truck and bogie back together in similar fashion over the years, without any problems. If all else fails, try reinforcing the join with a layer of thin plastic or metal sheet, and hope for the best!