Tonight I've got the ends on the the 2 bodies. Its not as easy as it looks. The instructions on how to put the detail parts on the ends, which you have to do before putting the rest together, are at the back of the instructions and the lower marker lights have to be left out until after the unit is painted and the decals applied. Sounds like a recipe for disaster, but we shall see.also note that I've not managed to re line up the holes for the MU cables leading to the one on the left being in the wrong spot. I was trying to follow the instructions on how to relocate the pre-marked hole, but it all went horribly wrong, and I had to drill the hole out to 1.5mm to try to get enough space to push the casting over far enough to not look too out of place.
'Bugger'At some point in the next couple of days I'll post some more thoughts on how to motorize the little blighter, as the next step is trying to sort out the underframe and how its all going to work with my bastardized bogies (which have excellent pickups, but might not be as easy in the whole scheme of things).
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Have wondered for some time how Pat went about sorting out his instructions. Did he actually build any of his kits!
He was certainly very precise when giving verbal instructions.
Many a time I left his place or got off the phone, with a head full of instructions, none of which seemed to make any sense later.....
Verbal instructions are easy ('go and stick those 2 bits together you fool'.
Its writing in a clear concise and unambiguous style which is hard to master.
To help with relocating hole on cab end, first its easy enough to fillet the hole with some low melt solder, then file smooth,and re-drill hole in correct location.
Cheers Russ.
I'm sure the Head Druff still views low-melt as the invention of the devil...
Bring on the fire and brimstone........beats waiting for glue to dry.Russ
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