Well, the Dean Goods may be in France but some of the key parts are still in England, hence the hiatus.

But I have managed to test the motor and gearbox and everything is OK. Except that I need to add those all important extra washers to keep the gear in the correct position above the worm. I also need to add a couple of PECO fiber washers outside the frame to limit the sideways play, but I can't seem to locate them (they must have been left behind), so I am reluctant to start dissembling the drive axle just yet.

I have developed what is appearing to be a crazy notion that I can have two workbenches, more or less fully equipped, so that I can simply carry a plastic food container with the actual model in it and carry on as if I hadn't moved. This plan is going to need some refinement.

So this really isn't an update rather than an explanation.