After what seems far too long, I've added the compartment dividers to the E3. I consulted an expert about how the dividers were meant to fit, and it turned out almost embarrassingly blindly obvious. The half-etched strips with the holes are intended to aid fitting the clerestory extensions. Obviously.
I was making good progress, but inevitably things started to go a bit wrong. The dividers either side of the central luggage compartment accidentally got neatly soldered in a tad low. They had to come out again, but I made such a good job of fitting them I nearly made a mess of the coach sides. Least said, soonest panel beaten. Oh, and one or two of the tiny hinges decided to make a bid for freedom.
Thoughts turned to how the blazes the universal 8-wheeled underframe kit goes together.
After studying the parts, reading through the instruction sheet - almost ancient enough to be literally a Roneo duplicate! - and eventually remembering the advice of Mr A Garner, it sort of makes sense. Mr G wrote a series of articles in the BGS journal, and having read them again I need to get some supplies in. Essentially, the plan is to throw away the kit's compensated pseudo-bogie and scratch build new torsion bar affairs. As I have four of these underframes to build (!) I need to get some metal supplies in.
So, plans for the underframes to be taking shape this afternoon have somewhat gone by the board.