Monday, October 28, 2024

Sandboxes and (gulp) chimney

 

Time for some detailing. The sandboxes are easy, each has a spigot that sticks through the footplate. All I had to do was run some solder around this, underneath and out of sight, and they were done. 

The chimney was a different problem. The previous builder had removed the spigot (why?) and messed with the apro around the bottom. Cue several attempts at tacking it in position. With the use of a square under the footplate, and looking carefully at the side, I think it's OK, and checking it again the morning after, I still think we are fine. 

There is a slight snag. None of the fillers and dome are in the centre of the tank, even though they are fitted with spigots. I wonder how strong the aged glue is?

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