The cab and roof (left) are assembled. the inset shows the inner layer with the window sash glued in place from the inside. Corru- gations on the bottom of the roof etching are intended to make the bending easier, but actually “telegraph” through to the upper sur-
I cut the chassis parts from the fret and dressed the edges with a file before folding the side sills. The etched parts have deep grooves at the fold lines, which makes it easy to make precise folds using a smooth jawed vice or smooth jawed pli- ers. The frame sides (sills) are very im- portant and must be carefully bent to shape, so use a Hold-and-Fold bending tool available from The Small Shop (
www.thesmallshop.com) for these parts. The frame sides are to be folded with the
face and must be filed away. Instead of white metal castings for headlights (right), new lights were fabricated from Richmond Con- trols LED’s and styrene rod. The inset shows the twisted copper wire, left exposed to simulate electrical conduit to the headlights.
etched groove to the outside. This groove should be filled with solder to reinforce and stiffen the fold. The etchings include a tab folded upward which fits through a hole in the footplate and is intended for attaching the electrical leads to the mo- tor. If you will be using these for power- ing your model be sure to thread these holes for the M1.4 screws.
The journal boxes, pedestals and springs are made from folded etchings. The instructions recommend soldering
these in place, but I used glue. The hot side sill is attached to the chassis floor with a pair of M1.4×5mm screws. The screws are steel and will cut their own threads into the brass, but I pre- threaded the holes. The other holes that receive screws have a metric tap. The insulated sill is intended to be at- tached to the footplate with screws as well, in oversized holes, and with an in- sulating washer on each side of the frame etching. I decided to glue this
Brass inserts are provided (left) and need to be threaded and glued into the bottom of the white metal hood castings. When secured with the same screws holding the couplers in place they will hold
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the superstructure in place. The underside view (right) shows the hoods and cab weights installed, and the headlight wire and a lay- er of tape applied to the underside of the roof for insulation.
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