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Round Up 27 June 2020

          I have not been too well the last couple of days so lots of little bits have been done. 2544, the Bagnall-Meyer has had its handrails fitted and painted. The inside of the cab is now painted yellow and I am searching for some yellow pinstripe I have to put wasp stripes on the buffer beams. The handrails are painted with a mix of Gunmetal Metalcoat and Leather at a 2:1 ratio. When thoroughly dry (over night) they are buffed with a Mk 1 finger which leaves that characteristic handrail brownish colour.

           The Crane Tank has the remade tanks and each tank has lead inserts. The weight slows the tank and gives great slow running. The backhead has been printed (good old 3D) 

and the modified boiler will be fitted soon. The foreman has fitted 2 gauge frames to the backhead.

          The layout saw some test running and the 'steel' support for the Fan House fouled the running line. The offending leg has been removed and some 'steel' has produced a brace and another leg across the tracks.

           The great news of the week is the arrival of a small Fleischmann diesel shunter. The body will be binned and an A1 cab, in stock, will be assembled. Then the bonnet will be freelance and the Iron Works will have a standby shunter. The wheels have been cleaned and the mechanism oiled which got rid of the shrieking motor bearing. I have scattered a few photos of the crew of the 2544 checking out the new shunter.