13th June 2017, 07:00
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Join Date: Jun 2017
Location: Seattle
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Originally Posted by beeja40
Some time ago, I bought a Graham Farish Merchant Navy body and tender that someone had married to a Tri-ang Princess loco and tender chassis!
I have now utilised a modified Hornby Dublo West Country chassis, with an XO4 type, 5-pole motor. The tender chassis is a new Hornby product that fits beautifully.
The unit is very quiet in operation and smooth.
It has been in the paint shop and now sports B.R. green livery, nameplates yet to be attached.
As a model, it may not be entirely to scale but it looks far better than the Wrenn offering.
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That sounds great. Can you post some pics?
Last edited by Wooton; 15th October 2021 at 14:51.
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