One of best things about modeling with a group of friends on a Friday night is help in the area of quality control. There are those times when you have worked so long on something that you convince yourself it looks ok but you still aren't sure if you are ultimately just kidding yourself and in the end it isn't quite good enough. On these occasions a second pair of eyes and a word of encouragement or even confirmation that 'no it isn't quite right yet' makes all the difference. I'm lucky that I have several friends who provide this service with tack, wit and cups of tea - you know who you are, thanks

This thought was brought on by the splashers on the D16/3. Trying to bend one strip of brass around another and solder it with neat join and then fasten it to the footplate in the right place and at the right angle. I think I've got it, but until the next Friday evening I'm still not quite sure.

David