Well as mentioned in the kitbuilding thread regarding the L & Y horsebox the layout both the horsebox and the 04 were intended for has been shelved at present so we can concentrate our efforts in finishing and taking Rowntree Halt to shows.

As I have a stack of kits both rolling stock and locos for Rowntree Halt sitting in front of me excluding the three loco kits in the bag below my workbench I've just purchased at Wakefield Scalefour show.... I'm on a mission to clear a few unfinished projects as its starting to niggle with them all staring at from the shelf above.

The 04 did make it to Hull show in an unpainted and undetailed state so as it is so close to being finished I hauled it back out to continue on with.

It requires grab handles, whistle, lamp irons etc along with a few other bits and pieces missing or not catered for in the kit.

I've started by adding the top feed along with the pipework and the also the grab handles along the running board as splashers.

Also missing/not catered for in the kit is the cover or top of the cylinder or valve chest which is quite prominent on all the ROD's on the running board at the base of the smokebox.

I fabricated this from a piece of flat brass bar and some scrap etch pushing out some rivets then sweating them together and filing the top edges to get a rounded profile, these were then sweated in place on the base of the smokebox/running board.

This picture shows the topfeed in place along with the gaping maw where the top of the cylinder/cover should be at the base of the smokebox:

The fabricated parts being sweated together and shaped:

After being fitted in place:

Darren.