No.20 Bachmann Royal Scots - taking the rough with the smooth
I have long admired the ex LMS rebuilt Royal Scots. This little note details some improvements that I have found necessary for some of my Bachmann models. First a couple of views of the prototype from the 1960s, 46132 at Carlisle Citadel (04/08/62 ) 46154 at Lime Street maybe in 1962 No surprise then that when I returned to the hobby that my first purchase was a Mainline Royal Scot. This came from the Morpeth Model Shop in August 1980 and cost £19.00. This was followed in November 1983 by Scots Guardsman from Kings X Models. This came with thinner profile wheels and a semi gloss paint coat for a cost of £27.64. However it still had a Mainline chassis, probably more than one if I remember rightly. I have included below a scanned image of Scots Guardsman taken when new. Fast forward now to 2008, Scots Guardsman lives on and is now fitted with a replacement Bachmann chassis. The origina...