Jamie Sutherland

These are absolute beauties. Now I might have to resist building the whole fleet Thanks Don! Yes, they have the 2mm etchings which could maybe scale nicely to an N chassis, unless I dive into this one as my first (and probably very slow building) 2mm locomotive.

A wee bit late to the party, but I just came across your T9 > Small Ben conversion in my research for my own Highland bodging. This is a lovely transformation. Having come back to the hobby after some time, I'm not sure whether my rusty skills are good enough to dive right back into 2mm Finescale, but I am keen to get started on a layout in more familiar N Gauge territory. I'm contemplating whether I can achieve anything half-decent in N, perhaps with the Union Mills T9 (I'm not sure if there are any old-school T9 kits out there but this might be another option!).

Hi Anthony, This build is an absolute pleasure to follow. By way of a quick introduction, some years ago I also intended to embark on modelling the Highland Railway in 2mm Finescale. Unfortunately I took a long break from modelling and never progressed beyond accumulating a range of half-finished etchings. I recall that there were a few of us interested at the time, so Allen Doherty of Worsley Works and the late Andy Copp of Lochgorm Kits kindly produced a few scratch-aid etchings, including of course the 8-wheel tender Barney. I am gradually getting back into the hobby and looking at picking this up again. However, with my modelling skills now extremely rusty, it will take me a while to build up to any serious progress. I have even considered starting off with some N Gauge "bodging" whilst I work on my 2mm skills, although this is shameful impatience! In the meantime, I will be following your progress with delight. Best wishes, Jamie