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These are the components to make up the front brake detail that fits below the front bogie cross member. The two insert pictures show the method I use to assemble this, the same method was used on the rear detail. Clean up all the brass parts and test...

These are the components to make up the front brake detail that fits below the front bogie cross member. The two insert pictures show the method I use to assemble this, the same method was used on the rear detail. Clean up all the brass parts and test all the holes with the exception of the one that links to the brake actuator to make sure they will accept a 1mm dia rod. Take 2 out of the 4 parts labelled A, 2 out of the 4 parts labelled B and the white metal casting labelled C. Using a length of 1mm dia rod and on a flat burn proof surface, insert the rod into the hole in the brass parts. Paint on a little liquid flux and then touch the joint with the tip of the soldering iron loaded with a tiny amount of normal 60/40 electrical solder. Trim the rod so that it is approx 5mm long. The length is not important but the end needs to be square so try to avoid using wire cutters. Do this until you have parts that look like A and B in the right hand insert picture. For the white metal part C, cut two rods, again length is not important and solder them using preferably 145 deg solder. If you are not confident soldering small white metal parts use 70 deg solder. You should now have a set of parts that look like the ones in the insert picture on the right.

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