First job today was chopping short lengths of NS strip, as the nearest thing to the right size for the replacement hinges.
As is prudent under such circumstances, I made far more than I needed. Lucky, really, because my chopping wasn’t consistent and some were too long.
Here are two bottom hinges in place on the BTK. Running a straight edge along the upper hinges, the bottom ones appeared too long. However, comparison with the original undamaged cast hinges showed them to be not far off. Under a coat of paint…
Still trying to work out the luggage door arrangements. My confusion is demonstrated quite well here. You can just see small arrows I’ve pencilled in to show holes. At the top, the full brake, with the brake third below. Note a single hole in the right hand door on the BG. Photos - and a works drawing - show a large lever lock handle in this location. On the brake third, however, I have two holes. This implies - borne out by drawings - a grab handle but no lever lock handle. In both cases, the left hand door has a standard tee-handle.
As for the standard passenger doors, just a relatively simple commode handle is required. I can cope with that. In fact, they were supplied with the models already formed up. I shall need to check the wire used isn’t too thin. My usual recourse is 0.7mm wire, but something thinner seems more appropriate for the Gresley style. I’ve found a couple of lengths of 0.6mm wire which seems ideal.