Redditch 34 Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 All Seeing as argos have ince castle available at a reduced price what castle can it be changed to with just a change of number and name and no body alterations. I want to keep the late crest as well on the tender Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rovex Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 I see the early BR crested engine is even cheaper. I am however wondering what "sprung offers" in the features might be The mind boggles Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigwelsh Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 Have you actually tried buying one from Argos? They've been out of stock now for months, the listing should have been taken down by them. Hornby themselves flogged them for that price via Amazon the previous year, clearly Argos offered Hornby cheaper commission charges to shift excess stock this year.. Castles are a minefield, you'll probably find issues with superheater covers and lubricators even if the major details such as tender type, front end and chimney are the same. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 7013 Posted December 6, 2011 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 6, 2011 I converted 'Ince' to 'Bristol' Castle, however no Castle conversion is straightforward, if you can get access to The Book o fhe Castle 4-6-0s and Portraits of Castles then you will have a good reference point to start with, the Great Western Archive online is also useful. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugd1022 Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 All Seeing as argos have ince castle available at a reduced price what castle can it be changed to with just a change of number and name and no body alterations. I want to keep the late crest as well on the tender I'm in the process of changing my 'Ince' to 7004 'Eastnor Castle' using etched plated from 247 Developements which I picked up at Warley. 7019 'Fowey Castle' is another alternative and was my preferred choice, but they didn't have the plates with them on the day. Hope that helps Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coach bogie Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 I converted 'Ince' to 'Bristol' Castle, however no Castle conversion is straightforward, if you can get access to The Book o fhe Castle 4-6-0s and Portraits of Castles then you will have a good reference point to start with, the Great Western Archive online is also useful. Portaits of Castles has a photo of every loco in the 1950's all taken by the author. Some cheap used copies here http://www.abebooks.co.uk/9780903485890/Portraits-Castles-Western-Region-Castle-0903485893/plp Mike Wiltshire Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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