I've finally started soldering together the bodywork for the narrow gauge loco. The frame sides, bufferbeams and footplate are made from .016" brass to measurements taken from the Irchester loco. The frame is 12'9" long by 5' wide on the n.g. loco, the standard gauge loco has frames 11'4" long by 6'10" wide (measurements taken from the Chasewater loco). The cab and bonnet dimensions are the same on both locos, which are featured in my gallery. A scale rule proved very usefull when marking out the brass. Here's a photo of the frames soldered up;

Note the shape of the bufferbeams.

And now a shot of the n.g. and EM locos together, the cab of the n.g. version has now been soldered on;

The bonnet was formed by first annealing then tack soldering one side to the front then rolling the main piece around on the workbench, tacking as I went. A 4mm drill was used to help form the radius where the top and sides meet. Everything was checked for square as I went along. I'm sure theres a better way of doing this. Note that the side/top piece is slightly wider than needed meaning that the bottom of the bonnet needs filing after soldering. A pic;

I really must work on my forming...

The chassis for the n.g. loco is on the bench now being fitted up and run in.