The engine and associated parts provides very spartan detail. Although not on full display, it does provide the opportunity for adding limited details apart from detail painting to create interest.
The center beam was slightly bend (see orange arrow). I had the whole piece in boiling water and the result is that the whole piece is discombobulated. I will have to scratch build an entire new part number 117.
The parts required to assemble the chassis primed with Tamiya NATO black. This will be followed by gloss black as a base coat for the parts which will be painted in metal colours and white as a base coat for the parts which will be painted post office red.
Work on the coachwork is nearing completion. Added instrument faces (dry transfers) from the German WW2 set. Add the number plate. Picked out more details.
For a working version of the escape ladder use strong thread then knot and secure with a drop of to the middle roller, around the small pulley on the bottom ladder, around pulley on carriage frame. Take back and secure to center hole in lug on crossmember frame.
Second rope installed. Take a piece of thread and similarly secure to the top roller (this is where I disagree. The reference photograph shows securing the rope to the bottom roller rather) then around the larger pulley bottom ladder, around pulley at top and secure to hole in lug on bottom tung of middle ladder.
The middle ladder is fitted and the third and final rope installed. Secure a third piece of thread to lug on bottom rung of bottom ladder, beneath middle ladder, around pulley and secure to lug on bottom rung of top ladder.