JLTRT GWR Pannier tank kit. Now this is the very last kit build. 2 Superstructure.
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Nice kit so far with some innovative ways of constructing a square footplate. One complex area the pannier tanks is a quality heavy resin moulding more of which later.
There are very good detailed etched overlays which saves on the riveting front. The footplate sub-unit keeps the work nice and square and is an easy fold assembly.
I chose to remove the etched lamp irons and replace with the nice lost-wax cast versions supplied with the kit.
I think these look better
There is some riveting to do around the splasher surrounds.
My 80watt iron was not hot enough to solder the detailed overlays to the cab and bunker sub units and so a flame heat was required for a successful finish, particularly the cab front and sides.
The instructions suggest adding some of the awkward lost wax details to the sub-units before final assembly onto the footplate.
Having searched for and studied other modellers constructions of this particular kit I was aware of the difficulties encountered with the construction of the bunker. The above corner castings(bottom right) are not quite the right size and a poor fit, so I knew it was`nt going to be a perfect build.
First up is the shaping of the side overlays.................................................................................
............and then attaching them to the sub unit.............................................
The following pics are my final effort.............................................................................................
As previously mentioned a large part of construction is a blue resin moulding of the pannier tanks and boiler, which saves a lot of heartache!!
i chose to drill and tap 8BA to attach to the footplate to be removeable for painting later on.
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