5 inch gauge BR 9F 2-10-0 "Evening Star"

A 5 inch gauge BR Standard Class 9F 2-10-0 "Evening Star", built to the Les Warnett design serialised in "Engineering in Miniature" magazine.

The work of an experienced model engineer, it's an older engine now requiring some work and a repaint.

The silver soldered copper boiler has club certification, with current hydraulic test. In recent times the regulator has leaked; an attempt has been made to rectify that which doesn't appear to have improved matters much. Whilst delving under the dome we noted that it's secured with brass studs which need replacement - we'd use stainless steel.

The chassis runs on air, injectors have been replaced by a pair of electric feed pumps in the tender which, whilst no doubt effective, are neither prototypical nor pretty. We'd be tempted to refit the injectors.

Despite current appearances, we think there's a lot of potential in this one; the Warnett design is well-regarded with many very fine examples built - we sold a good one in black livery back in 2016, there are pictures in the archive here.