RSS Fetcher Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 Soldered up the cab next. All fairly straightforward, although care is needed with the sides which needed bending to match the ends and are quite flimsy until the doors are fitted. The doors are inset with 2 frame sides which I soldered in place before fitting the doors. Oddly only 2 frames are supplied, enough for one door, so I had to file up 2 out of scrap fret. Not difficult but unnecessary... Putting the cab and bonnet together on the footplate I noticed that the bonnet top angle and the angle of the front windows don't match. I can only assume that the fold lines on the inside of the bonnet are in the wrong place, which would explain why the front of the bonnet didn't match the sides. So, what to do. I could unsolder the bonnet and refold it, although straightening and refolding would be very difficult. I could even try using a resin body kit, either whole or just the bonnet mated to the etched cab and footplate. Hmm... View the full article Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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