I carried on with the tender. It generally went together very well apart from the a few parts undersize.

We have reach the point of adding the castings, which is actually very few, I may well have to sick some wieght inside.

The kit allows for quite a bit of variation with the tender. There is the early tool box, water filler, etches for the rear, or the single filler as I will be fitting. There are parts to make a high front with built in tool boxes. side mounting for cast tool box. But nothing for what seems the most common, in the photo's I have seen, a centrally mounted tool box between the two water valve levers.

The front awaiting its few castings, one tool box and two sand box filler lids.

The rear of the tender I think this is complete.

The sides just need the axle gaurds fitting, these are the Slaters plastic ones. I had this set up before with a Maygib 3F not sure if the family history is the same for both kits. I have just notice the flare does not look right so I will check that and see if it is the photo or actually does need adjusting.

Finally for tonght a veiw of the top, which just needs water filler fitting, The coal dividing plate was scratch built as the etched one was a bit shy on the length.

Well back to the engine now, this may take a little longer as there is more detail to add. It will have a vacuum ejector on the smoke box, so I need to do some real model making. I have now decide, it will be in LMS black with the BR number on the cab. I think it will be 58240, but do not hold me to that.