Replacement Romfords

 

Close up, the Ghillie chassis is very much of its time. Rectangular frames made from thick brass are screwed together with spacers. Plastic centre wheels screw to a D-ended axle. There's a lot of K's kit technology in here. Not terrible, but dated. 

I'm not going to replace the frames. Since the loco is a pastiche, what shape should they be? Anyway, I like a bit of over engineering. The wheels will have to go though, as they are falling apart. 

Fortunatly, I have enough of a parts stash that four 16mm diameter Romfords are quickly found, along with the axles, which fit nicely into the original holes. I probably bought them for something else, but have forgotten what right now. There's almost certainly the wrong number of spokes too, but then this isn't a real loco, is it?