Another one of those random projects which have little use from a layout point of view, other than being an interesting exercise in modelling (which frankly is the most important thing)...
As with the Saint, I am pretty undecided if I will build it in OO (using the included Romford wheels) or sell them on and buy a set of P4 Gibsons. In this case I am tending toward the latter as it means the chassis can be built to the correct width!
I also will need to decide if I will make a ridged chassis, for simplicity saving time and money, or go for a full CSB job making it better should I ever decide to run it.
The project:
Dapol Body
- fit Jackson parts to correct cab front and roof,
- fit wire hand rails to back of cab
- detail cab interior
- replace mud plugs
- etched plates - trying to decide if I leave it as County of Somerset for which plates were included, or change to County of Gloucester
- add missing rivet detail
- replace the firebox and missing lowerboiler with Hornby 8f parts
Perseverance chassis
Falcon Brass tender.
It is with the latter that I have started looking at today, with the awful instructions not helped by not being able to find the sheet explaining what part is which number, not liking the look of all of those but joints so I have dug out some U section brass which I am going to use to form some brackets supporting the main sections and keeping them square. We are currently expecting, so I wont solder in the house when my fiancée is at home. so hoping to take advantage of her being away for tomorrow afternoon to make a start on the soldering.....
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