The instructions are telling me to fasten on the brake harness, shoes etc. It occurs to me that if I do this, I shan't be able to remove them later when I want to paint the chassis as they will be soldered on.
I also want to blacken the axles and this will have to be done before adding the brakes.
Equally the tender of the body could probably do with at least priming as some of the bits are getting a bit intricate. In my ignorance(!) I assumed the painting was all done at the end, but I
I'm currently building an O Gauge David Andrew kit of a Castle Class loco, having decided to go for 4078 Pembroke Castle which just happens to be near where I used to live. This may be a bit ambitious as this is my first major kit building project. I don't happen to know much about trains or kit building (or this forum for that matter - should this be a blog or just a series of questions on the forum?) so I'm hoping for some constructive advice/ comments as I go.
On the advice of friends, I
