Modular Locomotive System

By building it yourself, not only are you saving money, but you will also have the satisfaction of producing your own working model.

HBK1 chassis kit for 0-4-0 'Billy' locomotive.

The full set of kits builds up into either a 'Katie', 'Lady Anne' or 'Billy', however being modular, you don't have to buy the whole lot at one time. You can buy each kit separately and build up at your own speed.
You don't even have to buy a full set of kits, you may want just the chassis and fit your own boiler and body, or a chassis and boiler then build your own body to suit, it's as flexible as you make it.
We also offer the bogie tender as used on our Fowlerlocomotive and the four wheeled tender as used on the William locomotive in kit form for those who wish to build a tender locomotive.

Building a steam locomotive is not the easiest of projects, but our kits contain all the necessary parts together with detailed instructions and require only basic tools for assembly.
No machining is necessary though a small number of holes may require drilling.

HBK3 boiler kit for 0-4-0 'Billy' locomotive

Pressure vessels are supplied fully built, tested and certified and only require the relevant fittings screwing on. The bodywork is in 'etched brass' form and requires soft soldering. Difficult shapes are pre-formed for you and any folding required is done with the help of 'fold lines', etched into the brass.

HBK5 body kit for 0-4-0 'Billy' locomotive

These are not 'build it in one evening' kits, however any average modeller with care and patience can build a model to be proud of.
Painting of all items is left to the builder.
Chassis kits can be supplied with insulated wheels if specially requested. This will enable the loco to operate with track pickup electric locomotives without shorting out the electrics. An extra charge is made for this feature.

Please note that kits include all necessarry parts.

The following kits are now available :-

Katie

• HBK15 0-4-0 Katie chassis kit.
• HBK16 Katie boiler kit.
• HBK17 Katie body kit.
• HBK18 Katie R/C fittings only kit (suppy your own r/c set).

Lady Anne

• HBK2 0-6-0 Lady Anne chassis kit.
• HBK4 Lady Anne boiler kit.
• HBK6 Lady Anne body Kit.
• HBK10 Lady Anne R/C fittings only kit (supply your own r/c set).

Billy

• HBK1 0-4-0 Billy chassis kit.
• HBK3 Billy boiler kit.
• HBK5 Billy body kit.
• HBK12 Billy R/C fittings only kit (supply your own r/c set)

Tenders

• HBK9 Bogie tender kit, as Fowler. (state gauge required).
  
• HBK11 Four wheeled tender kit as William (state gauge required and wood or coal load).
  

If you find the thought of assembling your own chassis a little daunting but still want to build something a little different, then we do offer ready built and tested chassis or chassis/boiler assemblies for you to add your own bodywork to.

See Home Builder Parts.

You can use the chassis or chassis boiler kits as a basis for your own project and here are the basic sizes of both 0-4-0 and 0-6-0 to help you decide if they are suitable.

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