Some progress on the loco and chassis

This week has seen progress on the loco chassis and fettling the body to fit.

Loco Chassis

The chassis has had the wheels added and sprung and basic mechanical testing started.

The chassis uses some more of the London Road Models springing units:

Loco Body

Parts of the underside of boiler, firebox and cab front have been trimmed to accommodate the wheels and the body now sits happily on the chassis and is beginning to look like a loco:

Next to be done are the outside cranks and coupling rods.