A little more on the kit.
Entry posted by Chrislock
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Greetings.
Just a few extra details added this evening, before quitting to watch Whitechapel.
This is a very detailed kit - far too so for me, personally, as it requires soldering under magnification of some very fiddly detail. My eyes are just not that good anymore!
The etches though are astonishing in terms of quality.
I found the tiny (.3mm) holes in the chassis for the brake wire too close to the driving wheels. When I tried slotting a piece through it actually rotated with the wheel.
I have therefore taken liberties with the brakes,omitting and bypassing the centre shoe, and soldering the lever straight across from front to back. Sorry if that disappoints some modellers!
The folding of parts has been made easy since I purchased a small "hold and fold" tool., so the side tank covers went reasonably well.
Buffers are on the way from Nick at NBrass, so the chassis will be in a reasonably finished state at that point. I'm not sure how I'm going to blacken it as yet.
Regards,
Chris
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