Beschreibung:

A very well presented and historically authentic 5in. gauge working model of the significant London Midland & Scottish Railway three-cylinder 'Converted Royal Scot' Class 6P express passenger 4-6-0 locomotive No. 6103 Royal Scots Fusilier , built to a design by William Stanier in 1943 The Model This very well constructed working model was completed by Mrs N.H. DuPen and is equally well finished in the lined black express passenger livery adopted by the owning company during the last two years of its independent existence (1946-7). The mechanical features are all well modelled and include three cylinders all with drain cocks and three independent sets of properly fashioned Walschaerts valve gear. The chassis is fully and correctly sprung, including side control to the leading bogie. The fully equipped cab contains all the necessary controls mounted on the firebox back plate and also incorporates a cab-to-tender fall plate, folding doors between locomotive and tender, glazed side windows and hinged glass deflectors on the outside of the cab to the rear of the side windows. The locomotive is fitted with two injectors, correctly mounted on the chassis below each side of the cab, mechanical lubricators and a cam-operated axle-driven feed pump. The steam-operated sanding gear appears to be operable and the model is fitted with steam brake and the correct-to-prototype twin Ross pop safety valves. The tender is well finished to match the locomotive and is fitted with a hand feed pump, brakes to all wheels and engine-to-tender buffers. All details such as coal doors, rivets &c. are extremely well done on locomotive and tender alike. The model is painted in all-over black livery with maroon and 'straw' lining on the panel edges, boiler bands &c., all of which is extremely well executed. The company lettering and numbering is also well rendered in the appropriate 1946 sans-serif style by way of what appear to be individually hand-painted characters 187cm. (73½in.) long See Colour Illustration