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Today I started the Railmotor body construction. My biggest concern was shaping the flat roof etch into a GWR shaped roof profile . It`s one thing shaping flat brass in 4mm but O Gauge is a major beast..... I dont possess any rolling bars, not that they would be a lot of use to me. But I wanted to get this worry out of the way so I could enjoy the rest of the build knowing I hav`nt got a black cloud hanging over me........... So it was study photos of the real thing and then find suitable diameter brush and broom handles and slowly work away by hand. Surprisingly, it turned out easier than I envisaged............. I expected difficulties with the etched on roof rain strips going against the bends and considered filing them off in case of trouble. But in the end they were`nt a problem... There are a few `dinks` here and there but these will easily be sorted later... Whew ! that headache is out of the way. I shall retire for a cuppa and a slice of ginger cake plus Paracetamol for my aching hands and fingers.....

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The Mobile Weathering Studio has some in stock, as well. I've attached a price list just in case. Take 10% off the prices shown there. I have no Iwata Eclipse airbrushes or compressors left. Mobile Weathering Studio - Price List - January 2020.pdf

Thanks Mike, Spent a few days on the trailing `fish belly` bogie which is quite a kit in itself...... Having assembled the basic bogie chassis I spent time piecing together all the brake rigging and white metal brake blocks and after a struggle trying to get it all in place decided that there was far too much risk of electrical shorting between the brake blocks and wheels....far too risky for an impending DCC sound set up. Also, I needed as much space as possible for unobtrusive wiper pickups so without all the brake rigging is going to be much easier. At any rate the bogie is now completed, so on to the basic body build........