The basic body, which I had assembled 20-odd years ago, and given a thin coat of Testor's white enamel to try to reduce the tackiness of the resin.
One "platform" was a casualty sometime in the past.
The other had a chunk knocked off it, so I removed the rest.
Coupler pockets were sawn down the sides VERY SLOWLY, then snapped off with a pair of pliers against a block of timber. Holes for buffers drilled out.
Floor fabricated from 0.060" styrene, using slow-type CA to adhere.
Replacement platform from 0.040" styrene, using the CA with accelerator type glue. The original crap ladders will stay, as I feel it would be tempting fate to drill too many more holes - and I've yet to do those for the lamp irons.
On the "workbench" at Ingleburn RSL Pipes & Drums last Thursday evening, with the TRCs. Both my kids are pipers.
Bogie centres drilled, couplers drilled & tapped, centre beam fabricated from two pieces of channel.
Air tank and brake cylinder / triple valve assembly fitted. Holes ere drilled in the floor for the casting sprue, then slow-acting CA applied from inside the van.
