Modelling The Great Western Railway

If a model of your favourite steam loco is not available in OO gauge, you have two choices: build it yourself from scratch – if you have the skill – or wait for a manufacturer to produce one. Here’s an alternative – take an existing similar ready-to-run model and, by a series of selective modifications, transform it! Step-by-step instructions and diagrams show you how on a selection of locomotive types.

In the never ending search for realism railway modellers are often frustrated by the lack of all or some prototypical classes of locomotive to run on their chosen recreation of the 'real thing' in mianture.

Very often there is a ready to run model available for a similar class which can form the basis for a reconstruction job to create the class required. By way of example this book looks in detail at the methodology of such projects. Explaining how to research the classes available in ready to run form, and then how to research the possible new classes that can be created from them.

The book then describes, with text and illustrations/drawings, techniques by practical examples as to how to carry out the work needed to create the 'new' model.. Step-by-step instructions and diagrams show you how.