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A two inch scale Fowler Showmans engine to Plastow's well-known "Princess" design which they produced for two, three and four inch scales - I've had two and four, yet to find a three inch scale version.

A large, powerful engine even in two inch scale, running out at about four feet long. There are some pictures of a cracking two inch scale B6 in the archive, as well as some of this design built in four inch scale.

Loads of work done, loads still to do - work to date comprises:

• Tender, complete with fairleads, draw bar, brake pivot

• Hornplates, crankshaft and second shaft fitted

• Part-completed gear selectors

• Pump eccentric sheave, strap and rod fitted to crankshaft

• Set of wheels

• Smokebox complete with door, locking handles, chimney, dynamo bracket and dynamo

• Perch bracket and front axle

• Set of four valve eccentric straps, sheaves and rods

• HP & LP connecting rods

• Cylinder block saddle machined for barrel, valve chest face machined, bored

• Flanged boiler kit and six tubes (six missing). Barrel, outer wrapper and throatplate assembled

In addition there is a large quantity of castings and machined parts. Work to date is to a good standard, there is a part set of drawings, eight sheets in all. Once the boiler has been completed, the build would proceed rapidly to a rolling engine - the front end is substantially complete, a back axle is required whereupon the rear end including tender could be fitted.