Hello everyone, Well I have had time to have a think about how to fill the gaps on this wagon and I had a bright idea on how to do it. The inspiration came from "Edd China" from "Wheeler Dealers". Magnates two of will be required. Other tools required are soldering iron, flux, brass sheet that is the same thickness or as close to as the kit you can get too. and solder.First thing to do is to cut 2 strips of brass roughly 2mm X 45mm, I used a mini cutting disc to cut my strips of, then clean the
M & M Models
Kit Number WW11 12T BR Plywood Van.
Part One.
The other week I saw a brass etched kit of the 12T BR Plywood van by "M & M Models" for sale on a certain selling web site, so feeling like a challenge I purchased one. It arrived on the date that I expected to get to me. The kit comes in a very nice A4 Plastic case to protect all the etches and white metal components. The instruction sheets are for guidance only, and there is a sheet that has a full lis
Part 2.
Just to bring things up to date. the rest of the brake equipment was fitted over the past 2 days, with the help of the brass pins that I found on a certain internet auction site. They measure about 10mm in length and about 0.06mm in diameter and are brass, I forgot that I had them in the tool box. they made great pin to locate the rest of the pivot points and once solder in place they didn't disappear.
The rest of the brake gear went together with no real pr
This is my first blog entry so please bear with me on this. I was ill heath released last October 2015, and I have been looking for further employment, but owning to a very limited skills base it is proving a challenge so I brought a Slater's wagon kit to help the time pass and to prevent me from going round the bend.
This is not a criticism about "Slater's kits " they do make a nice and detailed wagon, but if you build as the illustrated instruction, it is a challenging to construct and ho
