oldchap58 Posted December 23, 2018 Share Posted December 23, 2018 Does anybody have a copy of the 2mm FS journal article about converting the Farish 2-8-0 Austerity to finescale they can scan for as I seem to have mislaid the magazine with the article in it! Has anybody else attempted to convert this loco? any help or suggestions gratefully appreciated Many thanks Ian Galloway Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 65179 Posted December 23, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 23, 2018 Hi Ian, Turning the tyres off the Farish wheels and adding Association tyres is covered in the Aug/Sept 2014 issue whilst the actual conversion is covered in Apr/May 2016. Both are available in the Members' area of the 2mm Scale Association website. Nick's looks lovely with the Farish wheel centres, but for those of us without the skills or tools the etched inserts work very well. My brother Andy has converted one and the key things seem to be being prepared to open out the crankpin holes in the coupling rods due to the extra slop in the Farish chassis and as with all Walschaerts fitted locos ensuring return cranks and the crank pin to which they are attached are firmly fixed. Simon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Argos Posted December 23, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 23, 2018 Wasn't it also in a relatively recent MRJ? I don't have the number (sorry!) But a search online might reveal the answer. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 65179 Posted December 23, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 23, 2018 Both Nick's and Nigel's finished locos are shown in this set of AGM photos: http://www.2mm.org.uk/galleries/agm-2015/index.html Simon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
2mm Andy Posted December 23, 2018 Share Posted December 23, 2018 Wasn't it also in a relatively recent MRJ? I don't have the number (sorry!) But a search online might reveal the answer. MRJ 262 Andy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Nig H Posted December 24, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 24, 2018 Hi, Here's the link to the topic for this I set up a while ago. It has some info on the build which may be of use to you. http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/80650-finescaling-a-farish-wd-2-8-0/ Nig H Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 65179 Posted December 28, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 28, 2018 (edited) Hi Ian, I've added a couple of shots of Andy's WD to my occasional workbench thread here: http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/36799-2mm-in-the-garden/?p=3413321 Regards, Simon Edited December 28, 2018 by 65179 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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