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Brother-in-law was inspired after Sandown here in Victoria and wants assistance to get Percy back on the road.
I looked at percy last night and the crank pins, rods etc are missing from one side. Given the poor running qualities of this version I suggested a better option may be a repowered new chassis using the existing body.
I see that Branchlines does an 0-4-0 for the Hornby Caledonian Pug which includes the complete works. Anyone like to comment on its suitability or otherwise? At the price its expensive for a Percy but probably far more effective long term. Could always get a Pug body to attach on once Percy is no longer acceptable to the young modeller I guess.
I looked at percy last night and the crank pins, rods etc are missing from one side. Given the poor running qualities of this version I suggested a better option may be a repowered new chassis using the existing body.
I see that Branchlines does an 0-4-0 for the Hornby Caledonian Pug which includes the complete works. Anyone like to comment on its suitability or otherwise? At the price its expensive for a Percy but probably far more effective long term. Could always get a Pug body to attach on once Percy is no longer acceptable to the young modeller I guess.