Until now the pictures I've posted have only had the tank resting on its supports and I knew I was only going to get one chance to get it right - if the filler and platform a the the top ended up slightly tipped to one side or the other it would be indescribably irritating.
To give myself the maximum amount of fiddling time I used epoxy resin and squinted and stared at it from all angles.
I'm as certain as I can be that it's straight.
I'm quite pleased with how it's turned out, I think it's certainly got the look of the real wagon.
Perhaps the ends aren't quite as bulbous as on the full sized one but I don't think it notices too much.
The real test will be to see it attached behind one of the NGG16's with a train of SAR wagons hung on the back on the layout in a few weeks time.
There is still one major job to do, however, bend, paint and fit the ladders.
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