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Fourtrack G5 in Scaleseven (almost up to date)

Rambler

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By last October I had built up the front splashers, apart from the riveted flange that sits on the footplate. I temporarily attached a bit of rail across the footplate to stop it bending down in the middle - I have a suitably shaped bit of chipboard to bolt under the footplate to stop this happening but mislaid it!

 

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After a brief diversion rewheeling a Tower Jinty to ScaleSeven over the holiday period I got back to the G5 in January. I couldn't put off attaching the cab and tanks any longer...

 

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one side, then the other and finally the bunker rear

 

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Hopefully this photo shows the bit of brass bar that is soldered across the floor of the bunker - this will be tapped for the rear chassis fixing bolts. With the cut-outs for the splasher flange I thought that this area might be a bit too weak to take the fixing bolts, although it would probably have become more rigid anyway when the bunker bottom and cab rear were fitted

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Scale7JB

Looking good...

 

You'll have to bring it up to West Mersea for the inaugural run when it's finished :)

 

JB.

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Rambler

I think it's more likely to get a first run on the South-East Area Group's test tracks (also known as Croscombe..), but I must get over to Sudbury some time soon. I was last there in August 2006 when I combined the visit with a cream tea at The Swan in Lavenham (to assuage SWMBO, but enjoyable none the less). With Peter and Colin attending exhibitions it sort of feels as though I'm keeping in touch... I expect to see them at Kettering this weekend.

ER.

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