A couple of months ago, I had what then seemed like a clever idea. I would knock together a Bachman-Farish Gronk with a pannier body. I was inspired by a picture of the Buffalo in a book I had bought second-hand. I hadn't known any outside-framed tanks received pannier tanks, much less lasted until the timeframe I nominally collect. Excellent, I thought. I figured this would be a simple bash. Nope.
First, my inspiration https://www.philt.org.uk/Misc/Archive-Photos/i-ZPJSZ5t/
So, what I started with.
The gronk was had decently cheap from Hatton's. I chafe at the cost of these 08's. So many N and OO9 kits call for them as a donor, with good reason. Finding one for less than $100 online is uncommon. Graham-Farish N isn't exactly common at local shows, either. The 57XX body was from Hatton's, as well. I ordered it with a host of Dapol Easi-shunt kit, to be featured at a later date.
It took me quite a bit of fiddling to get the footplate off of the gronk, after I found the plate on the 57XX integral with the casting. After much fiddling, I ended up with below;
Yeah, my idea wasn't as straightforward as I thought it would be. The 08's motor and gearbox are significantly tall. You can see just how tall below;
I also managed to mangle one side of the brake gear, which I had planned on reusing. A shame, as it seemed perfectly reasonable to my ignorant local audience. I'll have to see about a shorter motor and mount. Are their other Farish drivetrains that might drop in clean? I hope so, or if there is a another, cheaper option. The Gronk frame is much too obviously wrong, as well. I may try cutting frames from styrene instead. So much for an easy project.
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