Welcome to my build of Don Young's 5" gauge 'Doncaster' Gresley A1 being constructed here as a highl
A little more info on my build....I am building 4472 as she appeared in the late 30's, long travel valves, right hand drive, A1 with a high sided tender. I have taken a little modelers license with regards to the tender as I want what i consider the best possible appearance for the model, so whereas the tender will look right it has differences to what 4472 actually had during the late 30's. 4472
had a high sided streamlined tender No.5640 from 2/7/38. this looks a little odd to my eye with a much more pleasing shape being the new high sided non- corridor type. The two types are very similar, the main difference being that the side sheets curve in at the front and that it has the beading fitted, this matches the loco cab nicely, the soleplate also has a step to it which again suits the locomotive better. to the purists it will be wrong and it is but to me it makes a far better looking model, I'll keep the correct tender number though. The rest of the model i hope to get as close to the prototype as humanly possible, this will include the backhead. Choosing Don's design gave me a good start as he worked on these locomotives and knew them well, the accuracy of his design is very pleasing when compared to works drawings.
