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A section of track would be a great idea. I know there is at least one available, but it would have to be rescaled. I might cheat and do it parked on a section of urban track or a road crossing. Something smooth with slots<G>

Not a lot of visible progress this time aroud. I've been working on the undercarriage, almost all of which will be completely hidden by the side skirts anyway. I'm sure the skirts annoyed the Reichsbahn mechanics as much as they have me so far.

Here's one of those dilemnas about where to depart form the sequence suggested by the instructions. The sideskirts add much needed rigidity to the model as a whole, but they get in the way of fitting the wheels, springs brakes et c. I would recommend to anyone building this to skip ahead tothe running gear (parts 8a though 10d) before adding the sideskirts (parts 1h). I had thought about it myself, but since this is unfamiliar territory, I decided to stick to the numbered sequence. Live and learn.