The tram body is a very quick assembly job. All the laser-cut acrylic parts slot into one another, with no cleaning up required. SIdes are made up of two laminations. According to the instructions, the single parts are fragile, but I didn't find them. Maybe if you are super clumsy, but with a bit of care, all is fine and once laminated, maybe they aren't bomb-proof, but they are pretty solid.
A wash of EMA ABS solvent down the inside of each join effects a pretty much instant fix. The whole body takes lass then half an hour, even if you are trying to work slowly to spread out the enjoyment of the build!
In the photos, everything is plonked together to get a feel for the finished model, there are many more parts to come.
Hi Phil, thank you for your blog, very enjoyable. I live in France and found this guy on youtube the other day. RAPHAEL HAVRANEK model steam boats. But he has made a video of the guy who builds the steam engines I have never seen anything like it, if you search in youtube for La collection de Jean Claude BLANCHON. I know you won't be disappointed. Should keep you happy for a couple of hours. Mike
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