This was my first attempt at making a craftsman type kit in S. The kit consisted of card stock, wood sections and cast metal parts, such as the hatch covers.
There were a few challenges: -
Not enough soft iron and brass wire to make all the hand rails and u-staples to secure the long release bars for the hatches. I eventually found some nice soft dressmakers pins that were exactly the right diameter!
Drilling holes in the hatch castings for the lifting handles was difficult
Fitting and securing the hand rails with super glue at the open ends took a lot of patience
Applying the transfers, the diagram for positioning was not for this type of hopper so there was some guess work and I managed to position the herald in the wrong place on one side; I was able to purchase some extra rub down transfers from Canada.
