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For the latest update I have managed a fair bit of progress, more or less getting back on track with the build.
The first task was to get the tender parts washed in CIF and then sprayed with etch primer, this will mean that at the very least the black can be sprayed on the chassis tonight (as can the green if I make it to Halfords after work.) Most annoyingly the masking tape fell off the buffers mid spray, so they have now been ceased up with grey paint! (I know I could have removed the heads, but access looked rather tricky. Next time I think I will do it properly!)
The next (and final) major assembly is the cylinders, the actual cylinder etch was the final part the previous owner had assembled (and the bit that was finished to the lowest standard.) The etched wrapper was not attached fully, while solder had flooded the holes for the slide bars. The first job was to repair the existing work, completing the solder joint along both edges of the cylinders front / rear and opening up the holes with small drills and a scalpel. This was followed by opening up the holes for the upper castings, and soldering on the large disks to the lower front of the cylinder.
Next it was time to start on the slidebars, soldering up the etch before tidying up the inside and soldering on the motion bracket. The first side went perfectly and was soon test fitted to the cylinders, the other side proved a lot more difficult and took a couple of attempts (before managing to brake it once again pressing into the cylinder. While following a similar design to that of Comet, I did think the fit of parts a lot better (the quality of the cast cross head was much better). That said it still wasn’t perfect and required a fair bit of fettling to get it sliding properly.
Any idea what these are for? I can’t find them in the instructions 
This leaves only a couple more tasks remaining: [*]Fit castings to clyinders, fit sandboxes and fit the cast posts to the front of the tender. [*]Add front handrails to tender (once painted and assembled) [*]Paint cylinders need priming and painting [*]Paint body and tender [*]Refit Motor, add pickups to one side and test [*]Secure motion into position for which I really need to get on and buy the washers!)
I am still on track to finish the model before the Heljan example hits the shelves!
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