Taking a short break from the Husky I'm tackling this;

An A1 Models Ruston 48DS. It belongs to a fellow RMWebber who, after seeing my Ruston at the Derby members day, asked if I could build a new chassis for his and detail the body like my own effort. This one has some damage to the LH cab side;

It came with alternative cab sides which the owner had originally glued over the top. I decided to strip the cab down (the roof was coming off anyway so I could fit a securing nut inside);

Then I got a bit carried away and, with permission, stripped the body right down, apart from the bonnet which can stay as it is. In the photo below the bonnet and footplate, frame sides, buffers and bufferbeams are awaiting cleaning up. The cab sides/front/rear and roof are already done. On the left can be seen the new chassis and the Gibson wheels, ready for the motor and gearbox to arrive.

The tool at the back is a solder sucker used to suck up hot solder, given to me about 25 years ago by my grandmother.

There was some remnants of epoxy in the cab which made some rather unpleasant fumes!

I've not done much modelling recently, here's why:

Thats Toby, a Cocker Spaniel pup, who arrived here 10 days ago.