Class 25/2 conversion into Class 25/3 type body for Olympia

[acg5324]

I’m about to start the conversion of one of the current issue of Farish class 25/2s into one of 25083 - 25088. These 5 Locos had steam heat boilers and underframe details that largely match the 25/2 but using the 25/3 carbody.

Does anyone know a source of etched cantrail grills that could be used for these, I’d even consider class 26/27/33 ones as a stand in.

 

This is what they looked like

https://www.derbysulzers.com/25083a.html

https://www.derbysulzers.com/25087.html

 

Ultima, BHE etc seem to do fan grills but not the cantrail ones.

Edited March 8, 2018 by acg5324

[Robert Shrives]

Worth checking etched pixels website

Robert  

[acg5324]

They only seem to do the fan grills, or the description is a bit vague like ‘roof grill’.

[Etched Pixels]

Only the main fan grille. I don't know anyone who does cantrail grilles so can't help there.

[bamford]

dont think anybody makes these - surprising really as it was a major failing on the old farish body

i have used 00 etched signal ladders to improve old farish 25's before - langley's  i think,  almost the right size for cantrail grill frame

i scribed the grill behind first , roll the ladder round a file handle and stuck it on

looks much better than the origional and relatively easy , after sorting out the doors/glazing/ bogies/underframes  etcetc

[acg5324]

I got some very fine generic etched grills at the York exhibition I’ll let you know how I get on with it.

[Hailstone]

Try BH enterprises

[acg5324]

Try BH enterprises

They don’t do anything suitable either.