Well it does happen sometimes! Was having huge amounts of trouble getting the Dick Kerr to sit straight and square while I soldered it up but then found the solution. I was looking for a big sheet of copper clad stuff but found this sheet of nickel silver instead. Then proceeded to tack one side of the body to it, get out the square,then the other. suddenly I had a really solid, square and easy to work on shell.

And a little outing to the garden,

All soldered up and ready to have base removed,

I did a bit of detailing work while I still had easy access such as the grab rails and the bottom of the cab at the front which is just not right on the etch. Here it is now really solid and straight.

Will leave the detailing now and will set about the chassis tomorrow.