Came home tonight to find the Da footplate etch from Andrew Wells in the mail box. Its a dud etch but perfect for my purposes. So away with the soldering iron and files.
How did I extend the footplate 3mm? It turns out that there is a small piece of footplate as part of the etch. Now I have no idea where it is supposed to go. The only problem is that theres not enough, and you need 2 kits to be able to do this properly. With a bit of filing and some bracing the whole thing solders like so.
The plus with using the Atlas SD-7 is that the bogies can be reversed, which gives 2mm extra length, which still looks right length wise, and accommodates a slightly larger fuel tank.
And as a safety tip, drinking while soldering has pluses and minuses. the big plus is you don't notice quite so much when you burn yourself.
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