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hi am contemplating buying a dave alexander kit for a j21, but have never put a kit together before! how easy are they?
alternatively ive seen one on ebay recently, fitted with a hornby tender drive unit, how easy would it be to convert it to loco drive?

Paul,
Dave Alexander kits are very good quality,on a par with South Eastern Finecast or DJH kits such as the GCR J10,that is straightforward whitemetal body/brass/NS chassis.Depending on the E-Bay price it might be as easy to simply buy one new and build as intended.ANY kit requires a certain ingenuity and persistence but Alexander would certainly be a good starting point if you don't want to build a tank first.IIRC Nu-Cast also offer a J21 but it would be of earlier origin than the Alexander version.
Cheers,
Rob

Well dont have to worry about it now, managed to grab one off ebay! ready built, tender dive sadly, can see myself in coming months struggleing to fit a mashima ds10 into body! im sure il manage