3" Burrell Traction Engine build.

 End of year Roundup (5 year's In) Well after 5 years, and its nearly Christmas! I decided to assemble all the bits I have made in the last 5 years for a end of year roundup, this is the current situation of where we are at. My mother looking on from behind I have to thank because some of this is normally sat on her dining room table, and has done for at least the last 3 to 4 years.  On my Previous post there was a nice picture of the lifting links that I was most pleased with. However it appears they are not long enough and this is a confirmed mistake in the drawings. It means they need to be extended by about 1/8" or so, the plan is to do a cut and shut with the silver solder rather than committing to making new ones at this time. Time will tell if I'm happy with this arrangement or if new ones are to be started, below is my list of faults so far:- The front locking pin cannot easily be removed past the smoke box door. The flywheel is very close to the winding drum almos...