oldravendale
Western Thunderer
Thank you Peter. Comments much appreciated. The "cracking build" is really down to Dave Sharp and a superbly designed kit. It all fits beautifully with very little fettling - whether the bogies need to be quite so complex is another question, but they are a delight to build.
The question of brass vs white metal castings will, I fear, not be easily resolved. Personally I like brass (I have no problem with white metal either) as it's easier to solder and doesn't clog files. I'm perfectly happy to solder white metal too, but have accidentally melted white metal after fitting rather too often for comfort. (I forgot to mention that I've replaced the pegs on the tops of the springs above with 16BA nuts and it would have been quite a task to do this with white metal. Shame my photos don't show them!)
Brian
The question of brass vs white metal castings will, I fear, not be easily resolved. Personally I like brass (I have no problem with white metal either) as it's easier to solder and doesn't clog files. I'm perfectly happy to solder white metal too, but have accidentally melted white metal after fitting rather too often for comfort. (I forgot to mention that I've replaced the pegs on the tops of the springs above with 16BA nuts and it would have been quite a task to do this with white metal. Shame my photos don't show them!)
Brian