Monday 17 August 2015

More reefer progress

TRCs have been primed & base coated by Roy H:
The basic silver makes a big difference. Now just need to dig out the decals for Roy. That's it for now.

Reefer progress

Another two weeks gone, and a bit of progress to report.
MRC -
Added missing angle to underframe.

Buffers fitted. The holes had been drilled out way too big, so they had to be filled & redrilled.

Bogie bolsters fabricated & centre-marked.

Handbrake brackets, spiders & rod fitted. The brackets were bent into a Z shape to get more gluing surface. The handbrake spiders actually turn at this stage - hopefully the paint won't gum them up! Might have to fit a chain to the brake cylinder ...