Some notes on the details. I experienced more trouble trying to get that collar on the pin after the spring and washer were on, then any other part of the kit this far. Not to be deterred, I took my time and used an allen wrench to push the collar onto the pin's slot. (My fingers were too sore from tying to push it on). It was interesting using one hand/screwdriver to hold down the washer and spring and the other to push on the collar. It helped that the pin was held in the hole by the fuel tube below it, but eventually I had to turn the tender upside down. Seemed to be easier that way. Having a white towel is great for both discouraging the bouncing/rolling of dropped hardware and creating a soft work surface to keep the kit from unnecessary abrasions.
I had to file a bit of the side (hidden behind the tender bottom edge) of one step to align with the threaded holes. Other than that, no big problems. Now it is time to make the dummy coal load.
Holds fuel and water with no leaks, the pump works smoothly (no pressure to over come in boiler at this point) and the fuel needle valve closes the flow of fuel properly.
I am trying to track done some "longer" cylinder studs as the ones supplied in my kit are too short. Aster should have some stock left of these parts. Good thing I won't be building till late summer anyway.
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