Advice needed about rebuilding a Flying Scotsman.
Can anyone tell me what procedure should be followed to rebuild a Flying Scotsman I've just bought that's in bits and pieces (well- most of them) from eBay? Such as what's best to do first, then second, and so on, and what things are most important to bear in mind . Plus, if I repaint it (I'll be spray painting), what paint should I use? Presumably it needs to be heat-resistant.
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Hello Adrian,
You wrote:
>Maybe you could do some local detective work on what's left of the old enterprise and whether it is in any way still active.
This has occurred to me. But 'local' means a long way from here- from Beijing in the north to Guangdong Province in the south (where I imagine the locos were made) is about 2000 miles. I have written to Hornby Hobbies suggesting they may be interested in having someone here (i.e. me) to help reactivate production. With a Papyrus going for 2000 quid plus on eBay, maybe they'll think it a good idea.
Tim