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Building the 2mm 08 shunter kit

If you've seen the instructions for the 2mm Scale Association 08 shunter kit, you'll know what a good result an experienced loco builder can produce. I make no such claim, but I aim to learn through this experience, so that my next attempt will be better. Or as the philosopher said, "When one has finished building one's house, one suddenly realizes that in the process one has learned something that one really needed to know in the worst way - before one began".

Friday, June 08, 2007

The guard irons


The extension at each end of the sideframes is the guard iron ("life guard").

front guard iron

From photographs they appear to bend inwards then back to approximately vertical.


rear iron

The tip should finish directly above the rail.

Posted by Gram at 5:01 am

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