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HO Barclay Chassis
Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker.

I have to assemble another Barclay. This one is a bit different as it’s going to be HO (3.5mm:1ft) scale.

Just to make things interesting, instead of using conventional solder, I’ll be relying on the new lead free stuff, albeit with a bit of silver in it to help the flow.

Apart from this I expect the techniques to be the same. The tools will be as well – a big Antex iron (40W – best tool for soldering I ever had) and the usual files etc.

So far I have built the chassis. No problem there and after an hour or so I had the basics together. As progress continues, the results will be posted here.