The PDF Skylark kit is slowly coming together, the story is told in pictures
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| Some colour has gone onto the kit with the cylinders being painted first. |
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| The chassis in one piece with the motor fitted. |
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| The top of the chassis and the boiler unit temporarily fitted and it is looking more like a locomotive. |
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| The buffer beams have been fitted |
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| Unfortunately I broke a piece off the body, the plastic is quite brittle, super glue to the rescue. |
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| The firebox is slowly getting its detail added. |
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| The body is now under construction. It is made from clear plastic but to aid construction I used glass paper to rough up the surface to make it easier to see. |
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| The side tanks were filled with roofing lead and the body sides glued to them making a very heavy body which should aid the locos traction. |
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| The loco is assembled to check fit and get an idea of what it will eventually look like. |
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| The buffer beams are getting their colour. |
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| The water tank fillers are fitted as the body approaches completion. |
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| The side banding and door frames are in place |
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| A coat of filler primer is added, not a complete coat as it ran out but enough for the next step |
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| And that step is the rivets, lots and lots of rivets! |
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| With all the rivets on the body gets a proper coat of primer and a few tweaks before paint. |
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| The body has most f its paint and will get further coats before its done. |
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| All paint is on, now the connecting rods, details, electrics and roof still to be done. |
