locomad Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 In 1972 Meccanco re interduced non-motorised Diecast version of the ex Hornby-Dublo starter set 0-4-0 . These bodies appear quite often in car boots etc for almost next to nothing, been diecast they are easy to strip & repaint. . The modern Hornby 0-4-0 chassis fits quite well underneath, some hacking off the large spines in the centre is required plus a bit of shaving of the chassis cylinder block, but in the end quite a nice looking 0-4-0 tank. Might put dumb buffers on or file off humps, chassis a little bit too short, but for £2 for the parts not a bad looking loco and been dicast pulls quite a load for its size. Anyone suggest what was the nearest British loco ? just so I can put some numbers on . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
relaxinghobby Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 Well done in spotting this as a conversion, The loco looks well balanced and although bigger than the average 0-4-0 tank very possible as there where some very big four wheeled engines back in the day. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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