Now Nick has collected the spares donated by Hornby we need to decide on the best way to use them so I have started this dedicated discussion.
After Warley and over the Christmas period Nick and George plan to unpack and collate all the items and a spreadsheet will be made available for all the committee to view.
As a starting point I have transferred the initial collection photos from the WhatsApp group.
Some thoughts:
I would like to vounteer to have a go at a small heap of chassis, tenders and assorted bits/pieces to see how many working locos I can rebuild. Once something is working, we can take a view on whether it's good enough to be sold or whether it should become a roadshow loco.
I suggest we take a "dud" loco/tender and cutaway sections of all the key inner working parts to create a display model, mounted on a suitable plinth to be shown at roadshows as a way to explain how the magic happens. They do it on the full size locos at certain museums, so I think we should follow their example.
I like Adrian's idea of a "practice" loco for improving dismantling and re-assembly skills. The box of bits might produce a few of these (non-runners). Two further thoughts on this theme - firstly, we could offer the "practice" loco as a short-term loan to club members (for a modest fee) for them to hone their skills on; secondly, we could have one on the repair bench at events for members to sit down and spend an hour or so dismantling/rebuilding a loco, with expert help close at hand in case they get stuck.
David