Balance weights
Indications show that a small number of locomotives had rivets visible on the outside of the plate, if
required form the rivets on the balance weights. Also note the bevel where the plate meets the wheel
rim which needs to be formed if required. (22)
Brakes
The brake levers (17) are handed as are the brake shoes (18), fold up the brake hangers (16) forming
the rivets if required all bends are on the half etch line except the top and bottom fold which are against
the half etch line fold.
Drill out the chassis block for the brake hanger wire 0.7mm, due to the design of the solid chassis it is
possible to drill through the chassis for the front and rear brake hanger wire the centre wire is drilled
blind. To secure the front and rear wires apart from gluing small nuts (scrap box) were soldered to the
wire on the inside of the chassis to stop the wire from moving.
Please use the reference photographs on the CD of 43106 when forming the brakes. Use as little as
solder as possible on the brake faces, use the 16BA nuts and bolts supplied to secure the shoes to the
brake lever and if kept just slightly tight adjustment can be made to the shoes against the wheels when
the levers are fitted to the hangers.
Fit the pull rod (19-situated on the coupling rod/valve gear etch) rear pull rod (20) cross beams (21).
The long pull are folded over the beams and located with a small piece of wire, the rear pull rod is
jointed and the rear is fixed into the existing plastic support brackets. (If not using the full plastic keeper
plate cut the rear portion off the keeper plate and screw into the chassis leaving room to access the
body holding screw).
Brakes fitted
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