Another evenings work has it all coming together nicely now. My etches are really just my own 'scratch aid' so there is still a whole load of traditional scratching to be done. Next job was the little air vents over the windows which are from 1.5mm 'C' section brass. These took ages to work out how to cut them accurately without squashing the section but eventually worked it out with a fine fret saw and a 3d printed jig. The RSU again came into it's own with fixing these into their half etched homes above the windows. After this the 'H' section window columns which also act as channels for the glazing which will be from glass micro scope slides. These were cut with my mini chop saw which is a great little tool but to make it even easier to accurately cut again and again I use a set of gauge blocks. These are a great albeit quite expensive discovery but they make setting up things like the saw and my guillotine so easy and accurate.

The sides were completed by folding in the tumblehome which adds a significant stiffness to the sides. Now on to a bit more soldering with the partition ends first and then the sides. Once the sides are on it makes the body remarkably solid and stable.