A few moves in quick succession: The brake assemblies. As per the prototype, single sided Mortons as per the instructions... only they're not. The Airfix kits have a knack for making an obvious blooper, note all the wrongly fitted windows on the building kits. Here it's brakes. Correct me if I'm wrong, but if you fit as per the instructions and mentally pull the lever down, the brake axle would rotate clockwise, thus opening the shoes. Err, no. Even MRJ seemed to gloss over this a few years back. If I remember to do it the brake bits are put in backwards. A small point that no one will ever notice, but...
Buffers cleaned and fitted. The coupling hooks have the plastic chain removed and are waggled into the slots.
The body parts are assembled in pairs trying to remember that they are handed. Yes I've done it. We've all done it.
The body dropped on and fixed, and two pieces of lead sheet dropped onto a puddle of UHU. Once the inside is painted these disappear in the grime from normal viewing angles.
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