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File:PC80-103 Door fit.jpeg|...the outside of the ribs is exactly in line with the ribs on the hopper end.

File:PC80-104 Fitting the hopper door sides.jpeg|Now fit the sides.

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File:PC80-105 Fitting the wedgey bit.jpeg

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File:PC80-105 Fitting the wedgey bit.jpeg|The centre sections fit better if you remove the double row of rivets below the top two pairs (they are not visible on the finished model even when empty)

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File:PC80-106 Wedgey bit alignment.jpeg

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File:PC80-106 Wedgey bit alignment.jpeg|The bottom of the inner doors buts up to the outer doors

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File:PC80-107 Fixing the wedgey bit.jpeg

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File:PC80-107 Fixing the wedgey bit.jpeg|Get the bottoms lined up and apply cement

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File:PC80-108 Wedgey bits in place.jpeg

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File:PC80-108 Wedgey bits in place.jpeg|Then bring the tops of the centre dividers together

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File:PC80-109 Holding during cementing.jpeg

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File:PC80-109 Holding during cementing.jpeg|Hold them together with blunt-ended tweezers or pliers

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File:PC80-110 Apply the glue from underneath.jpeg

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File:PC80-110 Apply the glue from underneath.jpeg|Cement from underneath to preserve surface detail

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File:PC80-111 Now cement the sides.jpeg

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File:PC80-111 Now cement the sides.jpeg|Now cement the sides

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File:PC80-112 Crossmember fitting.jpeg

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File:PC80-112 Crossmember fitting.jpeg|And fit the crossmember

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File:PC80-113 Crossmember fitted.jpeg

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File:PC80-113 Crossmember fitted.jpeg|Here it is in place

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File:PC80-114 Test assembly.jpeg

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File:PC80-114 Test assembly.jpeg|Test assembly onto the chassis

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File:PC80-115 Test assembly.jpeg

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File:PC80-115 Test assembly.jpeg|Check the body sits flush to the chassis members

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File:PC80-116 Test assembly.jpeg

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File:PC80-116 Test assembly.jpeg|And check that the whole sits square

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File:PC80-117 Getting the rib angle to exactly 90 degrees.jpeg

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File:PC80-117 Getting the rib angle to exactly 90 degrees.jpeg|Using a round-ended scalpel, get the inner angle to 90 degrees (or the support ribs will not sit square)

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File:PC80-118 Fixing the rib.jpeg

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File:PC80-118 Fixing the rib.jpeg|I use "normal" cement for the ribs: apply cement in place

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File:PC80-119 Fixing the ribs.jpeg

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File:PC80-119 Fixing the ribs.jpeg|And set the rib in place using tweezers

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File:PC80-120 Fixing the ribs.jpeg

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File:PC80-120 Fixing the ribs.jpeg|The four outer ribs go on the unriveted side of the stanchions, the centre rib buts onto the stanchion and is harder to fix

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File:PC80-121 Fixing the ribs.jpeg

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File:PC80-121 Fixing the ribs.jpeg|Once the centre rib is fitted, I use tweezers to get it centred on the stanchion: just grip the stanchion gently and the rib is naturally centred.

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File:PC80-122 Check for true.jpeg

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File:PC80-122 Check for true.jpeg|The bottoms of the ribs should line up with the join between the hopper lower body and the door surround. Before the glue sets, check the ribs all line up along...

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File:PC80-123 Check for true.jpeg

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File:PC80-123 Check for true.jpeg|...and across the body.

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File:PC80-124 End brace.jpeg

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File:PC80-124 End brace.jpeg|The end brace

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File:PC80-125 End brace.jpeg

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File:PC80-125 End brace.jpeg|Sadly it does not fit well unless you remove the top rivets and the cast representation of the handrail mounting. File them off.

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File:PC80-126 Fitting end braces.jpeg

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File:PC80-126 Fitting end braces.jpeg|With the body in place, fit the end supports (but '''only glue the top end''' as the body must be removed for painting).

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File:PC80-127 Fitting end braces.jpeg

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File:PC80-127 Fitting end braces.jpeg|Square the end supports up. Let the glue set.

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File:PC80-128 Measure end brace width.jpeg

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File:PC80-128 Measure end brace width.jpeg|Now measure across the width using dividers, across the outsides of the supports

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File:PC80-129 Bend that staple.jpeg

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File:PC80-129 Bend that staple.jpeg|And bend the staple-shaped handrail to that size (rather than the measurement in the instructions)

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File:PC80-130 Flatten end in pliers.jpeg

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File:PC80-130 Flatten end in pliers.jpeg|Crush the ends flat using pliers (place the end near the pivot of the pliers). This is to make a flat surface for gluing. The vertical plane fo rt he flattened section should be at 90 degrees to the plane of the handrail).

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File:PC80-131 Ends flattened.jpeg

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File:PC80-131 Ends flattened.jpeg|Like this.

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File:PC80-132 Supergluing the rail.jpeg

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File:PC80-132 Supergluing the rail.jpeg|Fit using gel cyano adhesive.

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File:PC80-133 Squaring up.jpeg

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File:PC80-133 Squaring up.jpeg|Make sure the handrail is square to the end supports.

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File:PC80-134 Cleaning handle holes.jpeg

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File:PC80-134 Cleaning handle holes.jpeg|Clean the holes where the rest of the brass handrails go.

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File:PC80-135 Now straighten the sides.jpeg

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File:PC80-135 Now straighten the sides.jpeg|'''Remove the body from the chassis''', heat and straighten the sides to avoid that unprototypical bowed-in look.

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More to come! Especially the three-layer painting technique. Paint rust colour, apply hairspray and salt, paint dark grey, apply hairspray and salt a second time, then finally paint early freight grey. Then clean the salt off. Voila! The effect of old wagons painted NE grey then overpainted BR grey, which has worn away and rusted in service. Finally apply AK liquid rust streaks and weathering powder to simulate the authentic BR railfreight two-tone rust-'n'-grime livery of the early 60s!

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 File:PC80-103 Door fit.jpeg|...the outside of the ribs is exactly in line with the ribs on the hopper end.
 File:PC80-104 Fitting the hopper door sides.jpeg|Now fit the sides.
-File:PC80-105 Fitting the wedgey bit.jpeg
+File:PC80-105 Fitting the wedgey bit.jpeg|The centre sections fit better if you remove the double row of rivets below the top two pairs (they are not visible on the finished model even when empty)
-File:PC80-106 Wedgey bit alignment.jpeg
+File:PC80-106 Wedgey bit alignment.jpeg|The bottom of the inner doors buts up to the outer doors
-File:PC80-107 Fixing the wedgey bit.jpeg
+File:PC80-107 Fixing the wedgey bit.jpeg|Get the bottoms lined up and apply cement
-File:PC80-108 Wedgey bits in place.jpeg
+File:PC80-108 Wedgey bits in place.jpeg|Then bring the tops of the centre dividers together
-File:PC80-109 Holding during cementing.jpeg
+File:PC80-109 Holding during cementing.jpeg|Hold them together with blunt-ended tweezers or pliers
-File:PC80-110 Apply the glue from underneath.jpeg
+File:PC80-110 Apply the glue from underneath.jpeg|Cement from underneath to preserve surface detail
-File:PC80-111 Now cement the sides.jpeg
+File:PC80-111 Now cement the sides.jpeg|Now cement the sides
-File:PC80-112 Crossmember fitting.jpeg
+File:PC80-112 Crossmember fitting.jpeg|And fit the crossmember
-File:PC80-113 Crossmember fitted.jpeg
+File:PC80-113 Crossmember fitted.jpeg|Here it is in place
-File:PC80-114 Test assembly.jpeg
+File:PC80-114 Test assembly.jpeg|Test assembly onto the chassis
-File:PC80-115 Test assembly.jpeg
+File:PC80-115 Test assembly.jpeg|Check the body sits flush to the chassis members
-File:PC80-116 Test assembly.jpeg
+File:PC80-116 Test assembly.jpeg|And check that the whole sits square
-File:PC80-117 Getting the rib angle to exactly 90 degrees.jpeg
+File:PC80-117 Getting the rib angle to exactly 90 degrees.jpeg|Using a round-ended scalpel, get the inner angle to 90 degrees (or the support ribs will not sit square)
-File:PC80-118 Fixing the rib.jpeg
+File:PC80-118 Fixing the rib.jpeg|I use "normal" cement for the ribs: apply cement in place
-File:PC80-119 Fixing the ribs.jpeg
+File:PC80-119 Fixing the ribs.jpeg|And set the rib in place using tweezers
-File:PC80-120 Fixing the ribs.jpeg
+File:PC80-120 Fixing the ribs.jpeg|The four outer ribs go on the unriveted side of the stanchions, the centre rib buts onto the stanchion and is harder to fix
-File:PC80-121 Fixing the ribs.jpeg
+File:PC80-121 Fixing the ribs.jpeg|Once the centre rib is fitted, I use tweezers to get it centred on the stanchion: just grip the stanchion gently and the rib is naturally centred.
-File:PC80-122 Check for true.jpeg
+File:PC80-122 Check for true.jpeg|The bottoms of the ribs should line up with the join between the hopper lower body and the door surround. Before the glue sets, check the ribs all line up along...
-File:PC80-123 Check for true.jpeg
+File:PC80-123 Check for true.jpeg|...and across the body.
-File:PC80-124 End brace.jpeg
+File:PC80-124 End brace.jpeg|The end brace
-File:PC80-125 End brace.jpeg
+File:PC80-125 End brace.jpeg|Sadly it does not fit well unless you remove the top rivets and the cast representation of the handrail mounting. File them off.
-File:PC80-126 Fitting end braces.jpeg
+File:PC80-126 Fitting end braces.jpeg|With the body in place, fit the end supports (but '''only glue the top end''' as the body must be removed for painting).
-File:PC80-127 Fitting end braces.jpeg
+File:PC80-127 Fitting end braces.jpeg|Square the end supports up. Let the glue set.
-File:PC80-128 Measure end brace width.jpeg
+File:PC80-128 Measure end brace width.jpeg|Now measure across the width using dividers, across the outsides of the supports
-File:PC80-129 Bend that staple.jpeg
+File:PC80-129 Bend that staple.jpeg|And bend the staple-shaped handrail to that size (rather than the measurement in the instructions)
-File:PC80-130 Flatten end in pliers.jpeg
+File:PC80-130 Flatten end in pliers.jpeg|Crush the ends flat using pliers (place the end near the pivot of the pliers). This is to make a flat surface for gluing. The vertical plane fo rt he flattened section should be at 90 degrees to the plane of the handrail).
-File:PC80-131 Ends flattened.jpeg
+File:PC80-131 Ends flattened.jpeg|Like this.
-File:PC80-132 Supergluing the rail.jpeg
+File:PC80-132 Supergluing the rail.jpeg|Fit using gel cyano adhesive.
-File:PC80-133 Squaring up.jpeg
+File:PC80-133 Squaring up.jpeg|Make sure the handrail is square to the end supports.
-File:PC80-134 Cleaning handle holes.jpeg
+File:PC80-134 Cleaning handle holes.jpeg|Clean the holes where the rest of the brass handrails go.
-File:PC80-135 Now straighten the sides.jpeg
+File:PC80-135 Now straighten the sides.jpeg|'''Remove the body from the chassis''', heat and straighten the sides to avoid that unprototypical bowed-in look.
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