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That's going to need some heavy weathering to carry that livery in your period Robin! Sounds good.

The tender is now finished bar the screw link coupling which will go on at after it's painted.

Hi Howard. I am also going to be using the American system but with shorting strips on wheels rather than split axles. I will be using a plastic sleeve over the bolt and plastic washers on the tender end of the drawbar. I used this system on a Dean Goods that I built many years ago and it has never ...

I hope this doesn't appear twice as I thought I has submitted a reply earlier. The body of the tender for 2822 is now finished bar the lamp irons and I will now be moving on to finish the chassis; brake gear, plumbing, axle boxes, buffers, etc. The tender has been built generally as the instructions...

Looking splendid Dave.

Having finished the 4575, I have now started work on my next project. It was pointed out to me that my chosen prototype 2822, ran with one of the less common GWR 3500 gallon tenders in the period being modelled, notably a Churchward design with scalloped frames. Rising to the challenge I have starte...

5514 is finished at last and has joined the loco roster on Worseter. Here she is seen crossing the canal with a local passenger train.

This is the sort of colour I finish the inside of my 16 tonners. I'm afraid my weathering isn't a patch on yours but I don't think I would have finished 70 odd minerals by now if I had taken as much care and time as you. obviously have. Great work.

Good point Dave. Consistent radii and transition curves will go a long way to curing problems and not just on small radii.

Steps, injectors, AWS and rear sand boxes have now been fitted. 32.jpg The sand boxes that came with the kit were the wrong pattern (more suitable for a pannier tank) so I knocked a pair up out of styrene. I also made up some brackets to support them from the footplate but to fit them I had to unplu...

Progress has been rather slow but I am getting there!

Don't you just love this frustrating at times hobby of ours. Good luck with the mods Dave.

Looking fantastic Dave. Have a great Christmas.

Yes Dave, I have built several Finney kits and never had a problem with them. In my humble opinion they are in a different league to MM's.

... and best wishes to you Dave for the 'festive' season.

Sadly not Dave, nothing on the parts list or the drawings.

This has been a very slow build. With the chassis finally finished, I made a start on the body. This went reasonably well until I got to the point of fixing the detail overlays. Unfortunately there didn't appear to be anything to fix them to, either on the bunker or the upper part of the cab. There ...

It certainly is looking the part Dave. Good work.

Very nice Mike.

Me too!

I can sympathise with you re your injury. Last week I attacked my thumb with a cheese grater and a finger with a scalpel. You can't get much grip between finger and thumb when they are both encased in waterproof dressings!

Couldn't have put it better myself Robin. Keep up the good work Dave.

Commiserations Dave, glad you managed to get the problem sorted. It's all looking very good.

With two washers the length of the pinpoints will be the same each end. 2 x 0.03mm is just 0.06mm. This is less than the difference between some back to back gauges.

I make oversize washers out of 5 thou styrene which are trimmed to shape after assembly.

That's coming along very nicely Dave.