TOOLS AND MATERIALS

■ Basic hand tools including modelling knife, files, tweezers and ruler.

■ HSS drill set plus pin vice.

■ Cork-backed non-slip steel ruler.

■ Engineer’s square.

■ Xuron sprue cutters.

■ ‘Plastic Weld’ solvent cement.

■ A handful of old but clean brushes for solvent. ■ CA glue.

■ 30-thou styrene card.

■ 60-thou styrene card.

■ Evergreen 15-thou by 30-thou styrene strip. ■ Evergreen 80-thou by 60-thou styrene strip. ■ Evergreen 10-thou by 60-thou styrene strip. ■ Evergreen 40-thou square styrene strip. ■ 240-grit abrasive paper.

■ 600-grit abrasive paper.

■ 0.45mm brass wire.

■ 0.6mm brass wire. MODELLING COMPONENTS

■ Dapol 22t tank wagon kit.

■ 12mm three-hole disc wheels.

■ Flanged pin point bearings.

■ Couplings to choice.

■ MJT Components vacuum cylinders (optional).

■ MJT Components coupling hooks (optional).

■ Lanarkshire Models & Supplies swan neck vacuum brake pipes.