Today I fitted the brass overlays that are attached to the front and rear of the chassis. And here they are;

The next job that I tackled were the brakes. These are detachable, they slot into lugs on the sides of the frames and are screwed in place with 14BA screws. There are holes in the chassis for the lower inward facing .5mm rods to slot in. I assembled these on the fret, they comprise of a pull rod overlay which sits along the top of the assembly, half etched brake shoes (held in place with .4mm rod before soldering), 1mm rod at the top and .5mm rod below the brake shoes. A pic;

Here's the assembly in place;

A very clever idea I think.

And another shot with the body and chassis mated together;

Next job will be the bufferbeams.

Paul.