2009-11-28: Brief update added at end of this entry.
Since the last entry I've made some progress on the IKB U28 kit. The body is now complete and internal partitions have been added using 10 thou brass. I mentioned that I'd just started this kit, but I also have a separate chassis like the one in this kit that I built about a year ago. It has been languishing at the back of the bench since then because I was never happy with the suspension system. It has sprung internal hornblocks which I could not get to move freely enough. At any one time some would be fine but not all six. At present it needs some minor repairs to the brake rigging and I may try some alternative suspension methods. Still, for now it will do to stand the coach body on for photographic purposes.
So here is the current state of play; oil lamps to be fitted on the roof, then a little more stray solder to remove before a final clean and priming of the body, then I'll have to think about the chassis.
Update 2009-11-28: Today the minor repairs to the chassis have been done. A couple of the pins in the outside clasp brake linkage and a couple of safety straps underneath have been replaced. I've also been tweaking the hornguides and think it may now be possible to get the IKB springing working.
Captive nuts have been added to the inner false ends so that all can be screwed together. On the roof, holes have been drilled and seven of the eight oil lamps fitted. Unfortunately, one of the angled bases for the lamps disappeared towards the floor and, despite several sessions on my hands and knees, has not yet reappeared. Past experience suggests that it will remain hidden until I've made a replacement
Although they are shown in the kit instructions, the small filler caps that sit next to the large oil lamp pots were not included in the kit, so I'll have to make these. I've not decided yet whether to make them from brass or plastic rod.
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