1) The motor did NOT appear in the post today. Thus work on the Quarry Hunslet must pause.
2) I started some work on the De Winton, before finding a very odd problem. The etched chassis didn't fit into the resin casting - not even close! Closer inspection showed that the axlebox centres weren't even the same distance apart! A phonecall to Slaters and the upshot is that the resin casting has to go back (a poor one from an early batch apparently) to be replaced. Thus work on the De Winton has stopped too. I'm also not too pleased about the steel connecting rods - Dad has always said that soldering steel is nearly impossible so that looks like trouble ahead too.
So, it's back to 009 until that motor appears. Taliesin in 009 looks rather small compared to the Quarry Hunslet!
Colin
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