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Judith Edge Ruston 48DS - cab 2.

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Work has slowed down again on these two. I ordered some phospher bronze strip over Christmas to make up the pick-ups, however it was out of stock. I'm hoping to find some at the Stafford exhibition and then get these two running.

 

In the meantime I've done a bit more work to the bodies. The kit is supplied with a couple of small etches for the cab floor, obviously not the whole floor as the motor and gearbox sit inside the cab. These pieces sit either side and are only used for the open cabbed version as the floor is visible through the door opening. The photo below shows one floor piece soldered in place and the other in front of the loco waiting its turn;

 

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Handrails soldered in place and roofs fitted;

 

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Hopefully I'll have more progress to show you soon.

 

Paul.

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Some locos just look good in pairs - this couple really does :-)

 

"Strong" liquid poly in the background. Didn't know it came in grades.

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Thanks Mikkel (and everyone who 'Liked' this entry - always appreciated).

 

The bottle is actually Strong Liquid Flux. This is available from Eileens Emporium and is 12% phosphoric acid, most other fluxs are 9%. I find that the stronger solution makes soldering that little bit easier. I always clean my work after every soldering session using Cif and a Tesco Value toothbrush so I'm not worried about any stray flux damaging the model afterwards.

 

Paul.

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