Sanding

A few more bits have been added to the bunkers of 130 as more clues filter out of Boston Lodge and Dinas as to how it will definitely look.

I’m told this has been 3 days work.

Himself describes these as the 'fiddly bits' and they include the sand pots, mounted on the front of the tanks, which have recently been painted in the lovely deep plum colour for the real loco.

Among the most tricky parts are the lifting eyes which have to be fashioned from brass and - painfully - soldered in place.

The ‘greedy rails’ have been added to the top of the coal bunker.

The big, rectangular water filler doors have been knocked up in styrene for the front unit as well.

At the back end the vacuum pipe and the lubricator have been put in position, but this isn't being done on the front as no photographic evidence has come to light yet....