Until I get back to France and then Bristol OGG I am at a loss of what to do with Gauge 0 Legge lane II, so I have opened a 4mm DJH kit I bought years ago. It is K70, the de-streamlined Princess Coronation pacific. Mine will eventually be 46235, City of Birmingham, in BR green, late BR logo.

So far, so good. I am building the tender and everything fits except that the pre-formed tender sides don't match anything else. I suppose it is truly dangerous to assume anything, but when a tender side is pre-formed, well, you should expect it to fit the other cast and etched parts. But it doesn't.

I have a work around which will probably end up with the tops of the tender sides being rather ragged. But the lesson learned is that just because a part is pre-formed it doesn't mean it has been pre-formed correctly. I should have checked before starting to assemble the superstructure.

That being said, the chassis is a lovely piece of kit engineering. The brake shoes are the best I have handled since brake shoes were included in kits. And everything else fits nicely without too much fettling. I am not sure how far this is going before I return to France, but at least it proves that I can still, just about, handle a 4mm kit!