{"product_id":"6-inch-scale-fowler-b6-crane-engine-stock-code-11721","title":"6 inch scale Fowler B6 DCC crane engine","description":"For those in possession of a well-equipped workshop, a liking for large engines and vaulting ambition - projects don't come much larger than this one!\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e    A well-advanced 6 inch scale Fowler B6 DCC road locomotive, being built in crane engine form - currently running out at around ten feet long, over six feet high and weighing in at around a ton and a half, the builder estimates it will be around 2 1\/2 tons when finished.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e    The ongoing build has featured in several articles in \"Engineering in Miniature\" magazine. Professionally built to a high standard throughout, work, parts and material to date includes:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e    \u003cli\u003eCommercially built CE marked steel boiler with expanded tubes\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eWheels and axles\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eFront end assembly complete with perch bracket, smokebox with door and fittings, crane brackets and chimney\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eMachined cylinder block with guidebars and weighshaft bracket\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eMachined crankshaft\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003ePair machined expansion links\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eMachined flywheel with hub cap\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eSet of HP \u0026amp; LP Clupet rings\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003e3\/8\" Penberthy injector and pair of steam valves\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003ePart-fabricated tender and belly tank\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eHornplates\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eRear springing gear\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003c\/ul\u003e  \u003cp\u003e  Complete with drawings and the set of patterns used to cast the rear hubs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e    To say this one was a reluctant sale is, perhaps, the understatement of all time. It's only the arrival of a much-wanted full-sized Fowler, itself requiring complete restoration, that has persuaded the builder to part with what has been a labour of love this past ten years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e    This would give a flying start for anybody contemplating the build of such a machine, with much good quality work done and a good deal of expenditure already behind it - the most significant things left to purchase are the gears and rubber tyres.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Station Road Steam","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54010183024981,"sku":"11721","price":27750.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1023\/0094\/2677\/files\/11721-1.webp?v=1779900795","url":"https:\/\/stationroadsteam.com\/products\/6-inch-scale-fowler-b6-crane-engine-stock-code-11721","provider":"Station Road Steam","version":"1.0","type":"link"}