![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW74nmTvMOLh4S6vmXNIcjyQ5Y0Ok2WfnhRYwTSIk-p6mvgrT5z6B8OO7SAVWvaO_X9XVEgRYsg35aLJMNV5kItCxva0xFzCRilVoMm5HmtNu8ZhZ41NpZOtQI9_j84a-lNmGM_qA4BlN8/s320/CIMG9918.jpg)
...into its shorter cousin. Yes, this is a Hornby B12 model - and I have been trying to make it into a D16/3.
It all started like this...the model was taken apart, and the chassis modified:
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The body had a chunk taken out of the boiler to make it scale length:
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The body was then reattached using GamesWorkShop's green putty to cement it, and polysterene cemement to fix it in place. The rear wheel splashers would later be re-used from the chunk that was taken off the body earlier:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNi8QDaCfdNEpOuw5RH6kGQlplymu5YMK7zp3wvUHjqNA5eTn3cseOMZdSzII1lcNIyNQcALN7cZCIO4nW10gVoTNK8mI9nhnyASXtDxAsvywLyYEmJmoRyc3ETT9wpD4-ivbECv-gieGY/s320/CIMG9929.jpg)
Then, the detailing of the body began: the outside steam pipes, not necessary for our inside cylindered 4-4-0, were cut away and filed down with a scapel and flat bladed file:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUase5xgfJG45Tov2Vx67ALyeA5uHszfDOqS3LpQgzgdZiUchRxZvlfWbzl4vPQphKjL5HIoleCnFbrG4mIFFhXn1D137CS5EXJCCYzjtdXHsEOq5BoRbPJaD3Nd74ARh5WJTGNL89I5lT/s320/CIMG9933.jpg)
Which, after painting the tender, got the build to this stage:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkqI7WTmAIE769ZA19IfBdJ2nwQR7kHQooirwDFlzl6RRmUjMs5-WiXv6NEmucDgRAGqUgQGkvPOOmdZ-VR1ikUmFcvhyphenhyphenCAb6LucqWajU_MlrJD7vqE5iO2XUY25366r4Wc_gaOKmnnY9R/s320/CIMG9941.jpg)
The next job was making the chassis work. A new motor was sourced from a Bachmann Junior 0-6-0 locomotive (bought 2nd hand), and it was soon in place with the new cog fitted to the front driving wheels. When the model was originally a B12, it had been middle axle drive - now it would be front wheel drive. The chassis was modified further with a new axlebox for the rear wheels in a more accurate (but not perfectly accurate) position:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivx4AK5bq0tjsM7evuWOWusGcjjHjEJd30heTSLkrHrCor1XyNz3AfUYFSc4IcR9762Bub1QSRNChGY3PY-UwohK2lkD-00dH0H6wgNcXbU8xp5zADNMThee8zl69vGreWlKAGkosVT_F4/s320/CIMG0005.jpg)
The model would be DCC - the junior diesel gutted was DCC fitted, and it would be a waste not to use it. The chip was not able to go in the loco due to lack of space, however it was fitted in the preferred slot - the tender (which had to have its "sound box" removed to fit the chip!)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0ddqYAxdX9bYNiZDQEjk_gylJZQCTdFoC_ciaTemzLZjGCyfztIaLSCPbfIRQ6oRFJU_HR-zj14bBnxPqldBovlITZzVCQVsEOeTJtjINerz8Tcn5NrnqLH6q7LmIy1NaFZM3ZQK_D1j1/s320/CIMG6217.jpg)
The model then recieved a few other little mods: the smokebox door was modified to look more GER like - with the silver ring around the outside and no smokebox door straps - the body was then painted plain black.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh12su338SInRfIp-jd0nmESWxp7IopQ44z_FVU_e5Xp39lzR0dwO_Hy89xk4kIYl02eds5z3JgaOfcbPIZBhn5rTspHYEY8o89_odLFEZhZY-U1o3sQXzABmCB-0mkQnVLtWigW2DfXXqv/s320/CIMG9953.jpg)
Finally, the connecting rods (a little rough at this stage - made purely so that the model and its mechanism could be run in) were fitted, and cabside numbers applied. The model's new identity is 62536.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis7ofFC_OgJhi-xEH3Sd8eWTCH43n-SBQs89wh1A7kRlWoeol1pyhTHkNo_LiBH5SG5CDLUkOQNYLvT_LobngInMIfwVtVMNEHMty45gmmGNBFrhSqTxZ-s6qFuWDuE77GiMJJFzh4zkXQ/s320/CIMG6286.jpg)
And just to compare, here is a Hornby B12 standing next to the "Bachby" D16:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitiKXaDW8c3Yu9nHLj9619HoDb8y9DdL06hRiC3UGIWxf051j_hlWbf-iQZJYzpBzGyptSHxN4qKCMWyLokMPcRIHbFmNWS3kAKxYZx4ZHWazS8PK3OFhpo58trKRaOKka6SBDnhvt_2rs/s320/CIMG6295.jpg)
Notice the difference in length of the boiler - though the real things did share many components or elements of design style, the D16/3 model is by no means perfect. The wheels are slightly undersize, the smokebox is not quite round (one of the hazards of using the Hornby model - as pointed out by an RMwebber, they are flat at the bottom to allow the chassis to fit).
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU0a8GRu4D4rPbwJCtmJhKcoIUQhgqp5IgbQSOb25GH3QTLddhADQaV5kWoVMcmxi6-7iSvJB3E1HxTdEap-Xs7V6CPASVr4R4a9BjUvbDoS9nIvw6TWy-sGHurhwQTj4MqaHFDpqek0ej/s320/CIMG6294.jpg)
The wires to the DCC chip are obtrusive, but I think if I fit a fall plate and paint the wires black, it may not be so noticeable:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4BGtj3dKuvOwzQR5DzXvoPsPY7JpsNFgeJIUt6RFa924Pc6KSqqXh4wnNre6Hx3qGDnL3x1YL30uQrqo-xne0DPze76e-jUXjTVeulNGlsXYZDb_yYXVTrQ0ZZwGY7gD3e42oKytWbtVx/s320/CIMG6292.jpg)
And for the moment - until its smokebox numberplate is fitted, and the lining out is completed - that is that.
I'm quite proud of it - the fact that it works, and runs is good enough for me at present. I'm still very new to modelling - two years in! And I think, given my little experience with a soldering iron these last few months with the chip and motor, that I'd like to tackle a small brass kit of something next.
That's after the A1/1, the Cathedral and various other half-finished projects I need to do soon...and after all that filming and editing, of course.
Until next time - I'll leave you with this pic:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmxAEK0EOJgBPe2VCC2uStIE97TxeAMaqKxwIkH0cSmT1-9j74OBj__a0ao1IBBXtQh7TbsHcwRt3J2DrlCCIav1cvHxWcq1F-xgK_m_jU5RRq1nlwJmw9d9h_nKPow7xRIV5W0mDtwHDl/s320/CIMG6298.jpg)
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