I have been working on the Golden Arrow Productions Z class 0-8-0T, the body kit for which arrived last week. Rather than duplicating everything so far, I have hijacked Norwenglish's thread that deals specifically with this model, here http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/74548-gap-z-class-kit/page-1. This uses a Hornby motor-driven Stanier 8F chassis but involves a lot less modification than the one in the G16 kit.

While most of the previous posts about the Z could equally well belong here, I have duplicated only the most recent post, in part because it also shows further work on the G16 and on a Triang 'Nellie' 0-4-0T that I have been detailing up as a 'quickie' project. This was prompted by the sudden availability of some Romford wheels and axles of a suitable size, cascaded from re-wheeling my Craftsman class 07 diesel shunter with newer and truer Markits wheels. The 'Nellie' has received separately fitted handrails as well, and now has some etched brass spectacle frames (the front ones have been filled and filed to match the rear ones)..This loco will eventually be finished in lined black.

The finer detailing continues on the Z. I mixed a bit of Milliput to repair the holes and gaps in the resin castings and used that to make some crude clack valves. Once painted these shouldn't look too bad. After some digging through photographs, I have worked out that the rather delicate lifting links for the valve gear were covered by boxes on the footplate after nationalisation (or possibly even just before!). I have made boxes of approximately the right size from two pieces of 60 thou plasticard laminated together.

There was also one more little wire handrail/handle on the smokebox door to do and that can also be seen in this latest photo.

The G16 has also had my crude Milliput clack valves added.

The sheet of etched brass spectacle frames, the rear ones with coal bars on, are from Mainly Trains and I will use these on the Z. I have also used a set on the Triang 'Nellie' project which can be sen at the rear of the photo.