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Somehow I thought there was something missing when I was putting the chassis together - the kit doesn't include sandboxes. To get the size and shape right I went to visit the Heritage Shunters Trust who are at Rowsley behind Peak Rail. They have a very nicely restored 05 and after asking permission and giving a donation I was allowed to photograph and measure the 05's 'boxes. The H.S.T. are really nice people and the site is worth a visit.
To make up the 'boxes I first laminated 3 strips of plasticard together (2 x .060" and 1 x .040") to give the required width then after it had set cut the strip into 4 pieces for the 4 'boxes. Then the 'boxes were filed to the overall size before being finished shaped with a file;
From the top, the laminated strip, 'boxes filed to size, and the final shape. Note the 2 different sizes of box, smaller ones are at the rear as the 'box sits partly in the cab.
For the bottom flange where the pipe joins the 'box I cut a sliver from some 2mm round plastic scrap from a kit and cemented them in place, they still need drilling for the sandpipes;
And the 'boxes placed temporarily on the frame side;
Some of you might rightly think that this is perhaps a bit overkill measuring and scratchbuilding something like sandboxes for a kit that is as inaccurate as this, especially as I'm building it as a 'freelance' industrial, however the experience of measuring up a prototype and working from your own drawings is a skill that I think worth developing.
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