Musing over: chassis complete body started...

Tonight I assembled the footplate, buffer beams and got my first view of the finished models proportions...

The Neil Sayer model yet again proves to assemble very easily, it was great to add the boiler and side tank weights and do some running too. Still not 100% happy with the performance of the Graham Farish chassis, I need a rolling road so I can get it run in properly. It runs a lot better backwards than forwards, which suggests a gear issue rather than the assembled valve gear.