Do you have an RSU? I suspect that would be a great help.

Of course, I keep forgetting that I have one, and keep soldering inappropriate things with a conventional iron :-/

Flymo

Very dedicated stuff to get the different diameters and profiles along the pipes, should look awesome when fitted. How did you hold them together to do the soldering?

Flymo - Erm, yes I have (never used it though after buying it a couple of years ago). You're right - it would have been ideal for this. I might dig it out for when I do the front ones.

Will - I used one of those 'helping hands' things, although it felt more like a hindering hand at times! I hope that the effort is worthwhile in the context of the model - this is the problem with 7mm scale, you have to add more detail - I could have got away with a bent bit of wire in 4 mil!