3mm S.R. 10 Ton GUV etched brass kit.

I have a couple of these etches for some time. They were bought without the castings but these could be obtained from the 3mm Society shop.

A diagram 3101 van which was produced, according to the instructions, by Stewart Hine in 1973.

I like building etched kits especially well thought out , and scaled, ones. This, although nearly 50 years old, is a lovely etch and fits extremely well.

The instructions are somewhat scant but simple enough for even me to understand.

 

One godsend for assembling etched brass kits is solder paint.

Easy to fix those small pieces which are nigh impossible to attach using multicore or low melt with acid flux.

This I purchased at Warley from Squires if my memory serves me correctly. A good stir and its ready for use. A thin coat on the part to be attached, lay in place and apply heat. The resultant sizzle tells you it is working and remove heat- fixed!

 

 

The hinge etch is attached to the door and needs folding in- east to fix with solder paint and, because there is little overspill, easy to clean up.

The completed door attached to one side, there are cut outs once the vent etches are removed so the doors are secured from the back.

The ends were tacked with solder paint then a fillet of multicore applied at the back of the joint.

Next onto the framing , which, would need to be attached with superglue normally but, yes you've guessed- solder paint.

The small parts were tricky to bend but a true, smoothed jaw vice made this a little easier.

 

One side completed and awaiting cleaning up. The roof I am using is the 3mm Society roof for their Southern PMV.

This is rather than try and shape the etch and really is the easy way out. 

After a bit of scraping at the roof edges it fits quite well.

Onwards to the other side. I have another of these and a GW Toad to make so will keep me busy for a bit.