Elmham Market in EM

[James Spooner]

Well, a very enjoyable week in Porto and the Douro valley. I managed to persuade Mrs B to travel on the entire remaining tram network (not difficult as there are currently only two routes operating and they both go to the beach). Much wine and port was consumed, much of the latter in port tonics…

Anyway, back to Blighty and the workbench, with the dreadful weather being experienced in these parts. I have managed to apply more details to the F6, with much cursing and burning of fingers. More to go tomorrow. A couple of photos attached.

Nigel

 

[James Spooner]

I don’t know why but I always find the detailing part of building a kit seems to go on for ever. More detailing this evening. All the tank side steps are now on, more pipe work on the boiler, clack valves in (they were a bit more complicated than planned as the pipe work on 67227 - and most F6s in BR days - wasn’t a straight run from the footplate to the boiler but had a dog leg in them so the cast whitemetal pipes weren’t long enough and had to be replaced by brass wire) and a start made on making up the under footplate steps. A couple of photos attached.

Nigel