{"product_id":"5-inch-gauge-4-4-0-the-general-stock-code-2960","title":"5 inch gauge 4-4-0 \"The General\"","description":"\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eA largely complete jigsaw puzzle that will, one day, be a 5 inch  gauge example of an early American 4-4-0 \"The General\".  This one was bought as a kit from ModelWorks in 2005 and is about 90% complete.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eWork to date comprises:\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cul\u003e    \u003cli\u003eKit 1 - Frames complete and assembled\u003c\/li\u003e    \u003cli\u003eKit 2 - loco truck frame complete and assembled\u003c\/li\u003e    \u003cli\u003eKit 3 - tender truck frames complete and assembled\u003c\/li\u003e    \u003cli\u003eKit 4 - tender frames complete and assembled\u003c\/li\u003e    \u003cli\u003eKit 5 - driving wheel sets complete and assembled\u003c\/li\u003e    \u003cli\u003eKit 6 - loco and tender truck wheels complete and assembled\u003c\/li\u003e    \u003cli\u003eKit 7 - loco and tender suspension complete and assembled\u003c\/li\u003e    \u003cli\u003eKit 8 - (brakes) assembled on loco- 1 link and 1 shoe missing, not      assembled on tender, complete except for handbrake shaft and handle missing\u003c\/li\u003e    \u003cli\u003eKit 9 - cylinders, complete and part assembled, valve chest tail rods      missing\u003c\/li\u003e    \u003cli\u003eKit 10 - motion part assembled\u003c\/li\u003e    \u003cli\u003eKit 11 - smokebox assembled, lamp missing (available from Modelworks),      cylinder drains missing, door hinge lugs missing, chimney internal baffle      missing (available from Modelworks)\u003c\/li\u003e    \u003cli\u003eKit 12 - ashpan missing. Reverser complete and assembled.\u003c\/li\u003e    \u003cli\u003eKit13 - tender body missing the tender sides and floor and the      handpump.\u003cbr\u003e      The tender internals and brass angles etc are all there.\u003c\/li\u003e    \u003cli\u003eKit14 - boiler complete and certified\u003c\/li\u003e    \u003cli\u003eKit15 - lagging and cladding, firebox cladding is missing. Bell bracket is      missing.\u003c\/li\u003e    \u003cli\u003eKit16 - boiler fittings. Regulator complete and assembled, smokebox      fittings complete and largely assembled. Stuffing box and firehole door      complete and assembled. Backhead fittings- check valve and water gauge      complete.\u003c\/li\u003e    \u003cli\u003eKit 17 - cab and further fittings. Cab is complete and assembled apart      from missing front spectacles. Crosshead pump complete and assembled.      Lubricator - body only, no mechanism. Fittings - globe valves, safety valves      etc - missing but readily available items\u003c\/li\u003e    \u003cli\u003eKit18 - cowcatcher complete and assembled. Handrails complete. Flagstaffs      and rail missing for lamp bracket. Some simple pipework missing, name and      works plates missing.\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003c\/ul\u003e  \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eComplete with the set of original build instructions and  drawings for many of the missing parts. Originally marketed at just under  £5000, this engine had cost the original owner £3000 thus far. Although far from a  weekend's work to finish, it is a practical proposition to complete - the  missing parts are realatively few and in the main either easy to fabricate or  fittings and standard parts which can be sourced from a variety of  suppliers.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eOverall length (including tender) 46 inches\u003cbr\u003e  Weight complete 100 pounds\u003cbr\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp align=\"center\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Station Road Steam","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54009621807445,"sku":"2960","price":1450.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1023\/0094\/2677\/files\/2960-1.webp?v=1779898635","url":"https:\/\/stationroadsteam.com\/products\/5-inch-gauge-4-4-0-the-general-stock-code-2960","provider":"Station Road Steam","version":"1.0","type":"link"}