Commission: V4 an Australian Drewry…

I love the variety of projects that grace my workbench, and never one to turn away an interesting commission I was excited to help a customer in Australia recreate a narrow gauge Drewry shunter for his collection…The base model is an aging Bachmann split frame Class 04. This of course, is not narrow gauge, nor outside frame. I work with my customers to understand their existing collections, budget and aspirations before taking on a new commission. In this instance, with HO scale track and a variety of scale and gauges already the OO model seemed a good place to start.Of course the model, sourced second hand, ran well after a simple service. I decided to paint the shape of the fly cranks on the wheel centres, I think this subterfuge has worked quite well. Up top, all of the plastic handrails were cut off and replaced with fine wire, the exhaust replaced and some additional details added to the bonnet front and cab rear including the distinctive marker lights. Buffers were removed too,…