The detailing on the boiler required some some 1/16th copper wire, I added the regulator valve, clack valves and pipework, washout plugs etc. The supplied castings are superb and very clean with very little if any fettling required before fitting.
This is now at the stage to start putting the pieces together. The boiler is located over the end of the firebox and the two are then fitted between the tanks. The boiler has a couple of slots which fit into tabs on the inside of the tanks. A little force is required to snap them into place but the fit once again is perfect. These photos shows the boiler and firebox fitted to the tanks but nothing is actually soldered in. The tabs and slots locates everything quite nicely and the firebox is held tightly against the front spectacle plate of the cab. Three or four dabs of low temperature solder inside the firebox fixes it all firmly together. A couple on for the boiler and a couple on the spectacle plate. With it all being internal meant that there was no cleaning up to do!
30/08/2017 at 6:04 pm
Hello Adrian, took delivery of one of these today and looking forward to the build which won’t be for a little while. I notice that this is your latest post on this and wondered if there had been any more progress.
I am also on WT as farnetti if you want to PM me there.
Many thanks,
Ken
01/09/2017 at 10:24 pm
Hi, thanks for the comment. There has been a little more progress but I’ve not got round to adding any updates yet. I’ve just realised that I haven’t added anything for a while so there may be a flurry over the next few weeks. I keep flitting from project to project and never really finish anything. In this case the stumbling block was the loco I’m modelling has some water treatment fillers on the top of the tank which aren’t included in the kit so it got put to one side for a while!! I’m due to collect a Finney7 V2 from Telford so I’ve returned to the 7mm erecting shop to make room for the new kit. So hopefully a few more posts before the year end.