Jon Nazareth
Western Thunderer
I wasn't too sure about fitting a fall plate as, if permanent, would make coupling rather difficult. So, I sat down to make some tiny butt hinges only to give up on that idea, the pieces being too small to hold. I did think that I'd need to do something about a plate or the bishop may fall down the gap when attempting to shovel coal! Then, I thought about the hinges that the LBSCR used on their wagons where all you see is a sort of staple. The idea here was that the fall plate would be held in place by two long staples and removed when the engine and tender were coupled. As it turned out, after making it, the fall plate actually works and hinges quite nicely.