I’m way out of practice, but even so, the evening and morning spent assembling the tool boxes and other details that adorn the tender tank was the most fun I’ve had in a while. I actually do have what normal people call “a life,” but normal people don’t understand how forgiving and quick it is to slap pieces of styrene together – how much fun it is to make things this way.
I recall that the toolboxes for #10 proved surprisingly tricky to make square and symmetrical. This time, I had the benefit of the Cricut, which I used to cut four identical sides. That made the process much easier. While the machine was warmed up, I also had it make a cover for the water hatch.
I should have had the Cricut make the hinges as well. I simply eyeballed them, and my eyeballs are not what they used to be. I may take a do-over on the ones for the water hatch.
Pembroke:87 