How do you do the bolts?

I have a special tool, bought many years ago from London Road Models. It's essentially a piece of metal with a sharp end, down which a weight is allowed to drop. This forms the bolt or rivet head.

There are more sophisticated pieces of kit on the marke for this job, but they ain't cheap.

In case anyone is wondering, the brass is very thin, especially the sides and ends, so it's easy to get distortions. It's also a matter of time, patience and care to get all the etching tabs off without doing (too much) damage. As far as the sides are concerned, imagine fag paper made of brass and you won't be so far out. In addition, the plank lines are etched through, so what you have in effect is 'planks' held together by the ironwork.

The good news is that the instructions are excellent and well worth reading before you start.