A 3D printed bodykit to build a model of either ‘St. Dunstan’ or ‘St. Martin’, both Avonside B4 0-6-0STs of Snowdown Colliery.

St. Dunstan can now be purchased with a full set of lining decals, perfectly sized to fit the loco! These have been based on photos of the Snowdown locos in service, all 3 had different lining styles. The set comes with spares and extra bits for the bunker, to enable them to be depicted in their pre-wasp stripe days.

If you wish to build St. Martin, just select that option from the drop-down, the St. Martin version of the kit comes with the distinctive stovepipe chimney.

The B4 was built by Avonside of Bristol from 1915 until 1934 when the company closed. Earlier versions had a rounded tank and later ones gained the more angular version. It was Avonside’s standard six wheeled industrial design and was used in ports, coal mines, ironstone quarries and more. This version is based on Works Number 2004 built in 1927 to work at the Snowdown Colliery in Kent. Named ‘St. Dunstan’, it was painted in a light blue colour with white lining. Passing into NCB ownership in 1947, it gained large yellow and black wasp stripes on the bunker and smokebox front and worked into the 1970s, long after the end of BR Steam in the UK. It is now preserved and awaiting restoration.

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This kit was designed by Adam White to fit the Hornby Peckett B2 chassis and with a little modification can be altered to represent multiple members of the class.

Photos show a freelance livery on the prototype kit. Please note that some small details such as the buffer design and tank step location have been tweaked on the production version to better represent the prototype. The green example was built by Dave Hall and is one of the production kits.

The B4 is supplied in 3 main separate components to make sanding, paint preparation and detailing as easy as possible. This is because the 3D printing process, while being able to capture excellent detail, inevitably will have tiny layers on the surface which need to be sanded smooth wherever possible. We have found it easiest to paint all components separately and then glue together during final assembly.

Main Components:

Boiler and Saddle Tank, Cab, Running plate and bufferbeams

Separately fitted 3D printed accessories included:

Chimney, Dome/Safety Valve, Tank Filler Lid, Sandboxes, Buffers, Handbrake Column, Reverser, Firebox Backhead, Regulator

Separately fitted accessories included:

Handrail knobs x 11, .45mm Handrail Wire, Brass Smokebox Door Dart, Whitemetal Dummy Coupling Hooks x 2

We’ve tried to keep as many scale dimensions as possible, the main difference between this and the real thing is that the Peckett chassis has an offset wheelbase and slightly larger wheels than the Avonside, we have made the running board thicker for strength but kept the overall height of the loco the same. Hopefully these compromises are acceptable and the loco can become an asset to any industrial or heritage fleet!

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Please note this kit will require a Hornby Peckett B2 chassis