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Bristol Barrow Road - Bachmann Compound 41140

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Entry posted by barrowroad in Bristol Barrow Road - Bachmann Compound 41140

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My latest conversion of a RTR loco is Bachmann Compound 4P 41157 which I have renumbered 41140 as I have a photo of it on shed.
Conversion follows my now standard method using Alan Gibson wheels with Markits 10BA crankpins, reusing the Bachmann motion.
The tender has a Dave Franks chassis but this time I had to leave off the water pickup gear in order to add extra pickups on the two rear axles of the tender. I'm pleased with the conversion.

 

Here is a video of 41140 on a Gloucester to Bristol TM passing Barrow Road MPD

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWIO-gKhAkU

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Link working fine now, thanks.

All looking rather nice. Did you have any issues with balancing the loco, Robin? (it being a 4-4-0).

 

 

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No problems Tim, that's the benefit of converting a RTR model as the balance is already sorted.

I have weighted the CSB tender at 100g  as recommended by Dave Franks.

 

Robin

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Portchullin Tatty

You need to get the dirt out Robin; there are a lot of clean locos in the stud now!!

 

The last Dave Franks chassis I completed was constructed as a split chassis with cast brass AG wheels.  It was pretty simple to do but does lead to a little loss of the brake operating gear but this is invisible under the front footsteps.

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