Pembroke Castle 4078
I'm currently building an O Gauge David Andrew kit of a Castle Class loco, having decided to go for 4078 Pembroke Castle which just happens to be near where I used to live. This may be a bit ambitious as this is my first major kit building project. I don't happen to know much about trains or kit building (or this forum for that matter - should this be a blog or just a series of questions on the forum?) so I'm hoping for some constructive advice/ comments as I go.
On the advice of friends, I am building the tender first, a Hawksworth 4,000 gallon tender which was allocated to the engine on 23/12/1955.
I have already run into a couple of problems - mainly to do with soldering. I am using a Weller 40W but the tip keeps turning black. I then file it back to the copper and the process repeats. I have now wired it though a dimmer switch, thinking that maybe it was getting too hot (I could set fire to things with it!) and that seems to have reduced the problem. My other soldering irons are an 18 W and a temperature controlled one, both fine for electrical soldering but not much use for this game. Any suggestions as to alternatives gratefully received - is a resistance soldering unit a good idea?
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