Reading P7sa back to a C1

[doctorwayne]

Frank, it shouldn't be too difficult to bend those ash chutes from sheet brass. It looks like the ash pans on your model are part of the loco's frame, so if the frame is brass, the chutes could be soldered in place. If the frame is cast metal (or even if it's brass but you'd prefer not to solder) you could cut slots in it (using a cut-off disc) and make the chutes with integral tabs - assembly would be simple yet secure tab-in-slot.

The CNR used external ash chutes of a different style on some of their locos. I used square brass tubing for the chutes, soldering them to the loco's frame, then fabricated the doors from styrene:


Wayne