I've also been detailing the body, adding wire handrails and brake handles. I've also added the brass strips on the top of the coal space and fixed in a section from a scrap tender to replace the broken corner of the top lip at the front of the coal space (see where I've sanded down etc in the second photo - the replacement bit is black plastic too)
I want to produce the rear tender steps/platforms that were fitted to later versions of this tender and also the tool tunnel in the coal space then it's about done for the body - apart from painting black and lining out that is
EDIT:
Tender ladder soldered up last night - boy is that a tricky job, good thing I had the +1.25 readers on
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