Managed a quick hours modelling while wife and baby were out for a mums coffee morning.

Finally made a start on the bogies.

First up the design, I don't like the inside bearings design, I particularly don't like the fact that you have to send away for the p4 sub frame (without which the bearings will fall out of the guides.) nor the fact that the main bogie etch fouls the wheels. However I do like the carful design of the break bits, and the quality of etch and castings.

The latter was solved by filing back the corners to provide clearance. A set of maygib wheels were fitted to filed back axles (to remove the pinpoint)

I used some nickel silver wire for the springs rather than the supplied brass,

Again my lack of photos is hindering me here, in that I am unsure wether to go of bogie step boards (easy) or fabricate the replacement small steps).

It's early days but does feel like it's running nicely under a push test.

I have also finished off the fitting of the solbar and headstocks, need to get the soldering iron out to solder up the buffer heads.