Tender frames

So, managed to drill and tap four holes without wrecking the new buffer beam. Still need to add rivet detail to the buffer beam, mill away the unwanted material on the back and drill and mill the slot for the coupling hook.



I have also started to drill holes in the tender frames to add rivet detail. The tender tank had over 200 rivets to add, I think the frames have around 50 per side. I drilled 10 earlier (after taking the pic above) and am convinced enough to do the rest... I also discovered that 'Wagon & Carriage Works' were happy to sell whitemetal castings for the tender water seives which is great news as it will save time trying to mill them myself from solid.