The tipper body is now complete and ready for a coat of primer. To get it this far I've punched out 244 rivets and soldered no less than 24 seperate etched detail parts onto the body. All this results in a highly detailed body, the bar has been set high for any future RT Models etched wagon kits!

Here's a few images of the build;

In the pic. above you can see that the lower bodyside 'u' channel has been folded and soldered in place, followed by the base of the 'T' channel above it, the end strengthening strip (angled at the ends) and the base for pivot.

In the pic. below the end stops are being folded and soldered in place, note the half etched recess for positioning;

The pivot strip itself, getting the shape right was a bit of a pain, with a strengthening strip above;

Back to the side of the body, the middle strip of the 'T' section is now in place, and I'm soldering the narrow half-etched upper rivet strip in place, the ends will be bent around then soldered in place once I'm happy with the bodyside positioning. This strip is hardly noticable to be honest, but I'm glad that its there;

And a final view of the end, note the 'T' section in the middle of the pivot;

All of the soldering done with my Antex XS25, Eileen's 188 degree solder and Eileen's Strong Flux. Everything fitted as it should into half-etched rebates with the minimum of fettling. And it wasn't as fiddly or as tricky as it looks!

The chassis next.

Paul.