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Has anybody tried converting one of these to P4 using AGW wheels?

Rapido don't have a good track record for this unfortunately

https://www.alexandrapalace.com/visitor-information/car-parking/ I shall be going by car

Anyway, I have bought one after all that fussing about. It's the post war LMS example and it arrive yesterday. Looks good!

No!

Perhaps these AGW wheels '4847NW 3' 11" 15.6mm 12 spoke Plain' will do. I've edited this post to reflect a change of view I've had about this conversion. Looking at the S4 Manual the overall width of P4 wheelsets (back-to-back plus twice the tyre width) should give you 19.75mm max. 'Kier Hardy' shows in his YouTube film that the space between the frames is 21.26mm which should give enough space to fit P4 wheel sets. The weight diagrams for Classes 08/09/10/11 have been published in 'A Pictorial Record Of The Diesel Shunter' (Colin Marsden/OPC), the wheel spacing is the same for all four and both Brassmasters and Bill Bedford do nice coupling rods for them. Still not convince about actually buying this model, I've got so many Bachmann 08/09 in stock. Annoying.

It turns out the the axles on Heljan's model are 2mm diameter so conversion to EM/P4 using AGW wheels is pretty much out.

Thanks for video and I have liked and subscribed. It sort of answers the question I posed earlier in that, yes it is possible to convert to EM/P4 but only if you have a lathe. It is clear from the video that the axles are not 1/8" or 3mm and so the AGW 3'-11" wheels will not do. Thanks for that, I won't be buying the model. but my best wishes to those who do.

Does anyone know the axle diameter please? AGW does a 3'-11" wheel for P4/EM and I'm wondering if it might fit.

I've been waiting for this. In my experience Bachmann locos are fairly simple to convert to P4 which is a great advantage for me. Accurascale seems to put obstacles in the way 🙃

Is there enough space for EM/P4 wheels, please 🐈‍⬛

I think it's a question of what do feel is right for you and how much you can afford anyway. Added to that is whether the seller will accept returns and the quality of the item. I always set a bid which is my valuation and make it a rule not to engage in a bidding war. An unbuilt item I will offer less for. Having said that, my valuations are often for less than others are prepared to pay. Last week I lost in bids for 2 D&S wagons which went for huge sums. Both could have been scratch built in Plasticard in less than 5 hours,which is weird.

Is it designed to be converted to EM/P4?

Boilers were very different. The 2P was the same as the 4F (although I'm pretty certain they weren't interchangable) but the 4P Compound was a lot larger. The RCTS book on LMS boilers will give chapter and verse

Now that SPV has closed I'm at a loss to know where to look for North American railway/railroad dvds in the UK Can anyone help?