The next job to tackle was the underfame detailing. I glued in a couple of cross beams made from strip wood and one longitudinal beam for fitting the brake rod support and the battery box. I made the truss rods from brass rod and tube and fashioned some dummy turnbuckles from plastic tube with the centre section cut out using my old Expo drill. Brake rodding was made from plastic rod and plastikard, the brake cylinder is the top from a toothpaste tube. Although I have included this level of brake detailing I have decided not to fit brake shoes to the wheels on the grounds of a), it's too fiddly and b), they would be barely visible as the bogies sit well in board from the ends of the coach. I may decide to fit brake shoes at some time in the future if I feel that way inclined. The final bit of underfloor detail is the battery box. This is a working battery box which will contain 2 AA size batteries to power the coach lighting. I mounted the box on its side and added some plastic strip detailing in order to represent the real thing
 View of the completed underside |  Close up showing the brake rodding, truss rods and battery box |
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