2mm scale N gauge GWR 27xx loco body for Dapol chassis
Dapol chassis requires replacement of existing motor
£16.00
Great Western Railway saddle tank scratch aid.
It is designed to be a push fit on the N gauge Dapol 57xx chassis. To achieve that fit it is necessary to:
Remotor the Dapol chassis with a 7mm diameter coreless motor, also available in our other listings, as in the last photo. The Dapol worm can be removed from their existing motor and is a direct fit on the shaft of the replacement. Affixing the motor can be by epoxy or, ideally, by creating a cradle in plasticard or somesuch.
The resin body will need to be carved back to accommodate the Dapol chassis. A 7mm diamEter grinding drum on a minidrill is the quickest and easiest solution. Some of the central splasher will need to go as will a portion of the cab and bunker floors.
The modeller will need to create fresh fixing points for the new body to match the chassis. Plasticard embedded in epoxy is the most expedient solution.
There is sufficient space within the body to accommodate lead to create an all up weight that exceeds the Dapol original.
Handrails and any essential detail not shown in the photograph of the model will need to be supplied by the modeller.