Page 28 GCR Class 8B
Page 28 GCR Class 8B
Window Overlays (64-67)
Cab Front (63)
Cab Side Left (55)
Edging Strip (61)
Half etch from
inside to centre
the brass number
plate - drill out if
needed
36. Cab Front
Body Work
Notes
Parts are included for P4 and EM for both these variants. Take
care not to get the P4 and EM parts confused.
The metal used is 0.3 mm brass. This is delicate, especially so
with these style of locomotives where the foot plates are quite
narrow. Take care when drilling by using a pin chuck, not a
power drill. A number of parts are best assembled while the
larger part is still attached to the fret.
Cab Fronts
W
ith a very sharp blade and a slicing motion remove the
Window Overlays (64-67)
from the fret. There are double the
quantity needed. Clean these up using a very fine file while
holding the very fragile part in a pair of flat nosed pliers.
Apply some solder paste around the insets on Cab Front (63)
and solder them into place.
Remove
Cab Front (63)
from the fret.
Cab Sides
Note
On the inside of the cab sides there is a half etch mark which is
at the centre of the brass number plate if fitted.
Drill through the half etch number plate mark 0.45 mm on Cab
Sides (55,57) if you intend to fit a pair of the GCR brass
numbers. Drill the cab side rail holes to 0.45 mm, note that the
hand rail was set forwards when side screens were fitted, so
choose the right pair.
Remove
Cab Side Overlay (56)
and
Cab Side Splasher Overlay
(59)
from the fret and using solder paste, solder into the half
etched sections of the Cab Side (55). These will represent the
brass beading on the splasher and cab side.
Remove
Cab Side Left (55)
from the fret and gently file round
the cab opening to remove spurious bits of metal .
Remove
Edging Strip (61)
from the fret and solder around the
cab opening. Do this a very small part at a time and ensure
that the holes at each end line up vertically for the cab side
hand rail.
Repeat for Cab Side Right (57).
Fit cast number plates if required using the guide hole drilled
earlier.
Footplate
Note
The footplate is very floppy, it may often be worth while
soldering a couple of bars along the tops as a temporary
measure.
Remove
Footplate Assembly Aid (136)
from the fret, drill out
the holes to 0.45 mm, fold up at a right angle and solder firmly.
This piece is used to separate the foot plates at the correct
0.45 mm for hand rail
0.45 mm -
choose front
or rear pair,
rear pair for
early days -
front pair
when sight-
screen added
37. Cab Side (Left)
38. Cab Side (Left) Inside View
Cab Side Left (55)
