46
45
43
44
47
47
8.
Fold the back of the rear step treads (parts 43) through 90° and bend
up the two outer corners slightly. Solder the treads solidly into the etched
rebates on the step support plates (parts 44) then fold the top forward
through 90° and solder the assembled step to the underside of the footplate
hard up against the valance. If you have been neat with your
previous soldering you should find that I have allowed sufficient
clearance in the top of the step to clear the cab side tab etc that
projects through the footplate but if the step wont sit down
snugly onto the footplate file away the top of the step until it
does and then reinforce everything with solder.
Make up and fit the front steps in a similar way using (parts 45)
treads and (parts 46) support plates. Fit the grab handles made
from 0.7mm brass wire into the footplate above the steps.
Fold up and fit the footplate lamp brackets (parts 47) noting the
etched marks to help positioning. Also fold up the smoke box
door lamp bracket and place to one side for later use.
I now find that this is a good point to place the body to one side
and construct the chassis. Once a running chassis is achieved
we can determine that there will be no clearance problems with
the body and then the castings and detail work can be applied.
Alternatively you may wish to construct the chassis alongside
the body.
Footplate
lamp
bracket
Smoke
box
door
lamp
bracket
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Feed and drain
Pipe work made
From soft wire
Grab rail from
brass wire
The vacuum ejector had plumbing that you may wish to
represent using soft wire but check photos as the pipe runs
seemed to vary on different locos. Also some locos had a
grab rail below the ejector but this looked like a bodged on
addition. Perhaps done at sheds where the loco crew were
fed up with burning their hands.
Front handle
Body mounts
onto folded
plates on top
of frames
Operating ratchet fits into rear
of body arm downwards
Oil pipes made
from soft wire
LUBRICATORS
Front filler is flush with
footplate. If desired
drill out etched one
and fit casting
SANDBOX
FILLER CAPS
Smoke
box
Anti
Vacuum Valve. These
fit either side with the
bolt head detail on the
underside. Some of the
instruction photos show
them fitted upside
down. This just goes to
show that even my own
models have parts
fitted upside down.
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