CWRailways 009 Fairlie Loco Body.

 Forgetting to take before building photos, here is the body of the CWRailways Fairlie Loco body which has been made to fit the KATO 'Shorty' Chassis.

I picked the body up from the 009 Society stand at the Small and Delightful exhibition last month.

Although I already had a suitable chassis I purchased another from Avalon Line Models at the same show.




This shows the dummy cylinders fixed to the chassis. Quite ingenious really as the original 'N' Gauge couplings are clipped out and the cylinders clip in to the aperture without modification. I did secure with a blob of glue to ensure they stayed in position.

The sides of the motor housing was painted matt black to disguise the motor when fitted to the body.





This shows how the motor bogie simply fits into the moulding- the whole kit comprises of a body, two smokebox doors and two dummy cylinders.

The only thing to add is some paint and handrails and basically that is all you have to do.

For a shade over £40 this has been a quick and easy addition to the fleet.

Must make some slate wagons for Woody Lane.