I'm currently in the process of 'anglicising' a Liliput 0-6-2 which I picked up cheaply as it had been poorly re-painted, and decided to altoer it to a more home-grown appearance.
So far I have re-modelled the smokebox door (adding a cast brass dart instead of the wheel), added buffer beam extensions, fabricated a coal bunker at the rear and removed some of the continental looking 'embellishments' along the top of the boiler. I also want to add lamp brackets, vac pipes and turned whistle/safety valves.
I'm trying to think of anything else I can do to further it's patriation (preferably of a North Eastern flavour!)
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Any help or comments gratefully received!
J
This depends how ambitious you want your rebuild to be. As a minimum I would suggest that you should replace the chimney with something more British (a Gem Varikit chimney would do the job) and either replace the cab or clad some plasticard onto the sides to give it a more British "feel". Ideally that large dome should come off as well and be replaced with something more suitable and more towards the centre of the boiler - again a Gem Varikit one would be OK - all the Gem varikit fittings can be obtained separately from Gem Model Railways (contact details in their advert in Railway Modeller). If you want to be more ambitious, try fitting a front pony truck to make it into a 2-6-2, and/or "bulk it up" by raising the body - don't forget that it is 3.5mm scale and will look much more impressive alongside other 009 locos if you rebuild it to more of a 4mm scale loading guage.
For 2 very good conversions published recently in 009 News, have a look at Brian Key's (Vol 35/1 September 2007) and Chris Nevard's (Vol 35/6 February 2008).
I've also attached a snap of a very good conversion that Charlie Insley has done, and there's a rather primitive one that I made myself quite a few years ago, which featured a whitemetal chimney cap glued to the threaded stub of the Liliput one and the chimney body bulked up with sellotape wrapped around the screw, a whitemetal front footplate and a cab from a Chivers Gowrie. This loco has thankfully now been rebuilt into something else that is a bit better!
I hope these might give you a few ideas.
Mick
I've just found a photo that I took at the Beds & Bucks members day in January of Brian Key's anglicised Liliput 0-6-2T referred to in the previous posting.
Mick
Thanks for the inspirational pictures!
I have now extended the front frames, and modified the cab spectacle plates, and added axle boxes to the cartazzi; and she looks a totally different machine! I'm just waiting for a new chimney to arrive (Gem) and then she should be nearly done, barring a visit to the paint shop.
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Thanks again!
J
It's certainly much improved and starting to look the part now - it'll look very good after you have got a new chimney fitted.
Charlie Insley has been "at it" again and here's an update photo taken at Shepton Mallet on Saturday of what he has done to improve his own Liliput British Bash. Note the new front footplate - styled after an Indian example.
Mick
Well, she's been through the paint shop, and was lined this morning (my first attempt at using a bow pen), and I'm pretty pleased with the results, just the numbers to apply and brass piping to highlight.
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Thanks for all the help and inspirational pictures
Now, does anyone have any suggestions on how to fix extra pick ups?
J