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Mallard Duke - some stolen time and a little progress

GWMark

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Despite having a long list of other things that I really should have been doing I stole a little time this afternoon and evening to work on the Duke - at least this time I know I will have done something on it between Missenden weekends!

 

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Not much has been done to the locomotive itself, I have added two overlays below the footplate that run the length of the valances and provides a row of rivets. Also some back-head detail has been done. The next major job is to do the springs, but I didn't fancy that, so I made a start on the tender. Th main structure has been completed, it needs the wrapper and details to be added and the rather daunting - since it will be a first for me, flare on the tender to be done.

 

A wash with "Shinny Sinks" and it is back in the box until I can steel some more time to work on it. I can also use the excuse that I want to get some nice brass casting for the boiler fittings and also that I need some tender springs, there are only 4 in the box.

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aberdare

I built one of these back in the early 80s and remember well the difficulties I had, it was my 2nd brass kit that I built. Sadly I lost it but have a replacement to build later so will follow this build to its completion. It makes me want to start it now but Iv'e already got too many incomplete projects running.

 

It looks great so far.

 

Jim

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