Max Stafford's Kennel

The last few nights I’ve been adding the details to the 782 tank and she now has the handrails added.
Please try to ignore the state of the continuous smokebox handrail. It’s truly appalling – I always struggle with forming those accurately. There is probably a very simple formula or method to forming these but I’m damned if I’ve discovered it yet.
The 782 has a less common type of cab handrail and as a result I had to fabricate my own from scrap.
You’ll notice the steps have gone. Unfortunately, they didn’t stand up well to the forces I placed on them while applying the tank side rails. Old Gorilla Hands strikes again!
I’ve ordered replacement etches ones from Mainly Trains and in any case I wasn’t overly keen on the clunky brass ones. The MT etches are fairly generic and should adapt OK. As long as the scaling issues on earlier etchings have been addressed. Some of those early sets looked like they were intended for some new halfway house between ‘S’ and ‘O’!