Hello!
Last year I bought a Bachmann Lyn. Unfortunately the only one I could find at the time (at a decent price!) was one of the American versions with the balloon stack etc. I quite enjoy tinkering and personalising my locos so it wasn’t a huge problem, but I needed a few bits from a British Lyn, in particular a funnel....
I bid on a box of spare parts on eBay, and won for the princely sum of £15.
A huge box arrived a couple of days later and I retrieved the funnel and two cow catchers, but didn’t really pay the rest any notice.
A few days ago I was sorting some stuff out whilst I can’t run the railway due to having builders in, and found said box of bits.
To my surprise the box contained enough parts to make up a whole Loco with an extra cab, motor block and front running plate, it just needs putting back together, some tarting up and fitting with a battery and RC gear.
The main thing I need to complete it is a funnel.....
However, can anybody advise on the correct size for replacement screws to attach the connecting rods to the wheels? I only have three out of four, and I'm aware of how brittle they can become so would prefer to replace entirely! Cheers!
The Jalopy;
And the other, better one....
Last year I bought a Bachmann Lyn. Unfortunately the only one I could find at the time (at a decent price!) was one of the American versions with the balloon stack etc. I quite enjoy tinkering and personalising my locos so it wasn’t a huge problem, but I needed a few bits from a British Lyn, in particular a funnel....
I bid on a box of spare parts on eBay, and won for the princely sum of £15.
A huge box arrived a couple of days later and I retrieved the funnel and two cow catchers, but didn’t really pay the rest any notice.
A few days ago I was sorting some stuff out whilst I can’t run the railway due to having builders in, and found said box of bits.
To my surprise the box contained enough parts to make up a whole Loco with an extra cab, motor block and front running plate, it just needs putting back together, some tarting up and fitting with a battery and RC gear.
The main thing I need to complete it is a funnel.....
However, can anybody advise on the correct size for replacement screws to attach the connecting rods to the wheels? I only have three out of four, and I'm aware of how brittle they can become so would prefer to replace entirely! Cheers!
The Jalopy;
And the other, better one....
