Just a few photos to show work to date on the B5....

The complete model at the moment. Lots to do- I'm sure you can see all the bits I've yet to get around to without my needing to point them out....

The tender body- started as a Triang Fowler tender top to which I laminated new sides, added a flare in plastic section and then added plated coal rails. This is, if anything, rougher than the loco at the moment! But once rubbed down, filed and finished it should look the part.

How I finally sorted out the 'it won't go around my curves' issue. I returned the bogie to a swing-link setup, and filed some more off the back of the cylinders. Now the bogie has a little more play in it and will negotiate a 2nd radius curve, if driven at dead slow.