A series of notes following the build of an N Brass Locomotives kit of Lady Margaret, GWR 1308

Having partially realised what I was letting myself in for after starting on Pembroke Castle, I decided to look around for something simpler. I saw this kit at the Peterborough show last year and after (almost) finishing a BR Mark 1, building an axle alignment jig and treating myself to a resistance soldering unit, I decided I was good to go.

The kit is superb and any faults in construction are entirely mine. The side frames went together perfectly and are show here with the main bearings in place. All the bearings were the same size and the instructions indicated that the leading wheels should have about a millimetre vertical play and should be sleeved to cater for the smaller axle. I decided that it would be better to make my own bearings to fit and these appear in later photos.