Hornby Black 5 question

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Good evening all

 

Little bit of help/advice required

 

My dad picked up a second hand Hornby black 5 at a swapmeet. It is the latest release of 44871 in plain black. we have the separate brake rigging for it but we have no cylinder drain cocks.

 

Question 1: Are they supplied with them fitted or as extras?

Question 2: Judging by the lack of mounting holes in the bottom of the cylinders were there any to be fitted at all in the first place?

Question 3: if there never were any in the first place is there anybody who produces such things?

 

many thanks for your help

[phil-b259]

Good evening all

 

Little bit of help/advice required

 

My dad picked up a second hand Hornby black 5 at a swapmeet. It is the latest release of 44871 in plain black. we have the separate brake rigging for it but we have no cylinder drain cocks.

 

Question 1: Are they supplied with them fitted or as extras?

Question 2: Judging by the lack of mounting holes in the bottom of the cylinders were there any to be fitted at all in the first place?

Question 3: if there never were any in the first place is there anybody who produces such things?

 

many thanks for your help

The Hornby black 5 was one of the first of the 'new generation' of models introduced post 2000. As such it lacks some of refinements later models benefitted from including cylinder drain cocks. If you examine the rebuilt scot locomotives you will find they come with the cocks as parts to fit - as does the Stanier 4MT while the Fowler 4P (again an eary retool) lacks them.

 

One solution to your problem would be to obtain a detailing pack for the Rebuilt Scott locomotives then drill apropreate holed in the cylinder to fit them.

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You can get some from Brassmasters; would have to drill holes in the bottoms of the cylinders to fit them:

 

http://www.brassmasters.co.uk/lmsfittings.htm