Hornby Pug - Improvements, Modifications and Mistakes made along the way

This video shows "How to" improve the appearance and running qualities of the basic Hornby ex Caledonian Railways 0-4-0 Pug. It is rather longer than my usual videos and it was filmed over a number of weeks as I made modifications to the model. I have left in the problems I encountered and mistakes I made along the way ....but I got there in the end and I think a good looking loco eventually resulted. 0:00 Introduction to Hornby basic locos and prototype information. 2:54 Initial thoughts, intentions and how to go about them. 3:21 How NOT to remove the body. 4:24 Read the instructions! 4:45 The body is off. 5:14 The spring clip and its purpose. 5:51 Adding the weight and then removing some of it! 9:33 Separating the chassis from the footplate - the proper way! 10:17 Handrail holes. 11:14 The chassis is now dirty. 11:46 Fitting handrails, weathering and other detailing. 15:47 Comparing the original to the improved version. 16:04 On the layout and video of loco in action