Superstructure Assembly
Take the foot late (1), lay it u side down on a flat surface (the hole for the vacuum i e should
be to the L/H side of the loco), and solder the drag beam (2) to it, slightly in from the front
edge. Next solder the valances (3) to the foot late, 0.5mm in from each edge, then solder the
bufferbeam (4) in lace, followed by the bufferbeam overlay (5). Solder the ste lates (6)
behind the valances with their centre lines 35mm back from the front edge of the foot late.
Bend u the ends of the ste s (7) and fix into the slots in the ste lates and valances. Solder
two 8BA nuts (8) over the holes on the foot late centre line to screw the chassis to, and then
fix the frame ieces (9) into the slots in the foot late, checking against the chassis that they
come midway between the bogie wheels. Then fix the other frame ieces (10 & 11) to the
underside of the foot late, in front of and behind ieces (9), checking the bogie wheel
clearances before continuing.
Next take the cab/s lasher sides (12) and the cab front/s lasher to s (13) and carefully curve
the s lasher to s to match the s lashers, and then fix the arts together. Note that the cab
front/s lasher to s fit between the sides, and not on the to edges of the sides. The cab and
s lasher assembly can be fitted to the foot late, checking that everything is flat and square
before finally fixing, and filing the ends of the s lasher to s as necessary to ensure a good fit
to the foot late.
Next fit the cab window surrounds (14) to the cab windows, then fit the u er frame ieces (15)
to the foot late, and make the grab handles (16) from the handrail wire. Bend the cab floor
su ort (17) and fix to the foot late, only slightly in from the foot late edge, and with its ends
against the inside faces of the cab sides, then fix the cab floor (18) to it. Bend the two cab
s lasher sides (19) along the etched fold lines and solder them to the cab floor with their rear
faces almost level with the rear edges of the cab sides, then fix the to s (20) to them. Now
take the regulator handle (21) and fix it to the backhead (22), then fix the backhead in lace in
the cab.
Curve the cab roof (23) to match the curves of the cab front, bend u the side edges along the
fold lines, and then solder it to the cab. Then fix the rainstri s (24) into the half-etched lines in
the roof. The to rainstri on the etching sheet is slightly longer than the other two to allow for
the curve of the rear edge of the cab roof. The cab side beadings (25) can now be fitted,
bending them during fitting to match the sha e of the cab side cut-outs. The beading should be
continued along the underside of the cab roof and the ends trimmed flush with the rear edge of
the roof. Now make the cab handrails (26) from the handrail wire, threading the wire through
the holes in the ends of the beading and the holes in the foot late either side of the cab floor.
Turn now to the boiler, and roll the boiler/firebox unit (27), bend out the lower art of the firebox
sides, and solder along the boiler seam. Next form the smokebox inner (28), straightening the
saddle sides out so that they fit between the u er frame ieces, and fit it to the boiler unit.
Solder the smokebox front (29) in lace, then form the smokebox outer (30) and fit to the
smokebox so that it overla s the edge of the front (29). Now solder the saddle front (31) and
rear (32) to the saddle, checking at the same time the fit of the saddle between the u er
frame ieces, and the alignment of the tag on saddle front with the slot in the foot late. Check
at the same time the fit of the boiler unit to the foot late and cab, then fit the three boiler bands
(33) in lace. The assembled boiler can now be fitted to the foot late/cab checking before
finally fixing that the boiler is straight and level, and that its to centre line lines u with the
