For the gronks little siding I'm putting in a ground frame. This completely un-prototypical in the circumstances, but I thought it would be fun. My excuse is that's how access to Bristol Bath Road depot was done.

This is a Wizard/MSE kit of a Saxby & Farmer frame. I didn't actually know quite what I'd ordered since there's no picture on the site, but I guess that adds to the anticipation. It's a very nice kit, the base folded up simple with minimal cleaning up. The etches for the levers and bits is on the right - the little 'T' as the release levers....

This is where it starts stopping being easy, this is old-school kittery where you are expected to know how to bend things without the benefits of etch lines or such. The release levers and the yokes at the bottom of the main levers have to be bent into a 'U' shape, and then holes between them and the main levers cleared so a bit of wire can be dropped down to represent the rods that connect them. I actually only need one lever, so one of the release levers shooting off to join all the ball point pens, fag lighters and coat hangers on their Caribbean island isn't a problem. The spares will be painted white, though I suspect I remember ground frames never having 'spares'. The kit comes with plates for the labels, but I'm choosing not to use them. The frame will have some sort of structure round it, it looks most odd as it is. More panting later....

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