I have this 'Thing' about loose unused wires on decoders. In short I can't stand

having extra wires that I'm not going to use getting in the way and if not covered

suitably with masking tape offering a potential short and with it decoder death !!

In no way is this a criticism of decoder manufacturers as they need to offer a large

range of user options. The Lenz silver mini decoder that I have to put in my Roxey

'Minnie' needs to be as compact as possible so I decided to use my small soldering

iron to remove the blue/white/yellow leads. With a tip smaller than a pin head and

allowed to fully heat up it's just a momentary touch to remove those leads unwanted

by me.

I'm quite pleased with my radiator conversion, note the chrome dress making pin head

filler cap .... it'll dull down when weathered.

I don't undercoat, but many white metal castings seem to absorb paint, as you see under

the exhaust pipe. I'll have to treat this as a primer, do another as the undercoat, with

one final pass for my finishing coat. Why did I pick green ? as happened so often in real

life it's because I have it, 3 tins of Humbrol emerald green to use up sometime !!

After a study of the four parts that make up the cab I need to make a jig to hold in place

for glueing. Oh also need an instrument panel with a few control levers and see if I have

a suitable figure to add as driver.

Having great fun !!

Dad-1