some practice with something slightly simpler. A while ago I'd purchased on Ebay an old Falcon Brass Damo B motorcar wagon kit so I thought I'd put this together first to practice
using my soldering iron.
Opening the bag the first thing I discovered is there was a) no instructions, and b) no roof. Luckily I have Russells GW Wagon book which has a couple of photos of these wagons and also a side view diagram so I can get around the instructions. There were also some useful pictures of the preserved example on this forum including the ends of the wagon which are very useful.
I'm also reasonably confident I can do something about the roof when I get to that.
Making a start last night I thought I'd quickly put the sides together which soldered up fine but then I realised I should probably left them flat so I could solder
the etched strapping and other detail overlays while they were flat! Never mind I can still clamp the body while I add these detail parts.
Here is a couple of pics of the start of the build.
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