Now that the motor/chassis fits well to the superstructure, it has been time to complete the chassis build.

No real issues here. I could only use two of the supplied sandbox castings, for the leading pair, as the kit really only caters for the very early loco version.

I used a dental burr to fabricate a hole for the sprung buffer shanks.

I sourced a more accurate pair for the trailing boxes

The only other addition to the chassis kit was for a better representation brake rod adjuster.

The kit has some nice brake gear lost wax castings.

The main driver axle springs are plastic and fit into the etched holes in the chassis sides. I found that the springs fowled the keeper plates so I removed their lugs and will glue in place during the painting stage.

The pickups will be fitted at the final assembly.

I intend to experiment with chemical blackening ...................