Some photos of progress. Many hours of work to get to this point. I'm deviating from the instructions due to painting considerations. I'm going with the standard, non-camo scheme - black body and red frame. The instructions call for attaching the boiler section to the frame early in the assembly process. Doing so would mean painting many many parts individually that would be added later. I'm continuing with the assembly and evaluating every part as to whether they can be attached before mating the sub assemblies together. If I'm not sure, or concerned that they would interfere with future assembly I leave them off. I've only lost one part - one of the dozen or so clamps for the smoke box door - popped off tweezers and vanished. I was able to replicate a decent enough replacement from styrene scraps on bench. Notice the etched brass parts.
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| Tender frame and body under construction |
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| Boiler and Cab |
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| Loco frame |
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