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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.

Back to the original topic. Malcolm Mitchell used 14mm spacers while Martin Finney used 15mm which give a more prototypical appearance. I am about to start building a Mitchell 4575 tank loco and am seriously considering adding 0.5mm styrene overlays between the frames and the etched overlays.

Scans have arrived safely. You have a completely different set of etches to mine! However they do answer all my questions. I have some surplus parts that are only for 7mm and I will have to fabricate some parts to complete the brake gear. Fortunately, I do have the GA's to work from. Thanks again. J...

Thanks Mark

Hi Mark, it's me again. I had not picked upon the fact that the part numbering on some of my drawings don't tie up with those used in the instructions. I have sorted them all out apart from those that relate to the brake operating assembly as there are no drawings for the assembly apart from an unhe...

That's a serious bit of pipework Dave. It's all coming along very nicely.

I have received a complete set of pages from Mark. Thanks Mark. Strangely he has a totally different Page 19 to me, so I have let him have a copy of mine. I wonder just how many versions of the instructions there are!!

Mark. If you can let me have scans of pages 2,3 & 20 that would be great. Many thanks. I've just checked my page 19, it finishes 'a small recess to take the bunker rear (13 and 14) which should now be soldered into' so perhaps I need your Page 18 as well. There seem to be a lot of versions!

Thanks Noel. Sadly the instructions for the 44/55xx are far from complete.

I'm missing most of the Superstructure instructions!

Thanks Tim, it's not just the page numbers that are different, so are some of the etches! Are there any written instructions with The Churchward kit?

I am missing a few pages of the detailed instructions. Mine start at 4 and finish at 19. If anyone has a full set, I would be grateful for a copy of the missing pages.

I agree with Gordon re safety loops on the far side. Isn't this fun!

yes.

Is coal not taken from the bottom of the tender? In which case any leftover coal in the bottom will still be the first to be used when it is filled and should not have degraded.

I have been air brushing Phoenix Precision BR Freight Grey thinned with their Fast air drying thinners and it does what it says on the tin. In fact very fast! Temperature 18 -19 deg C.

If it's any help, this is what I did with my MM Castle bogie.

As I use the solder cream on a reasonably regular basis. If used properly, the amount needed to build an etched loco kit, for example, is quite small so a syringe probably lasts me several years and I have not had any problems with it going off to date. By the way, I LOVE marmite, especially on hot ...

I must be the odd one out. I have been using Carr's No Clean Solder Cream for years with my RSU and have never had problems with spitting. Now, I have to admit that I do mix it with a little Powerflow Flux prior to applying it to the surface to be soldered to help it flow. I also have to say that I ...

The finishing line is in sight at last Dave. Keep up the good work.

I built a 2021 Pannier Tank many years ago and that was a long time after I bought the kit. It was a lot cheaper then!