Putting the Lima Class 117 DMU back together which is a satisfying process!

I am at the stage of putting the Lima Class 117 DMU back together which is a satisfying process given the carnage I have inflicted on it over the past week or so! 

First off, the pickup wires from the bogies on the unpowered car were soldered onto the phosphor bronze wipers. A piece of heat shrink tube was glued to the bogie and the wires fed through it before applying heat so that the wires were held securely in place.

To avoid the visual glare of red wires being seen I painted the exposed red wire black.

With the bogies refitted to the chassis and the wires from them and the plug carrying power to the power car, the wires were secured in place with a dab of superglue and then soldered together. The exposed joints were covered with heat shrink tube to stop any short circuits. I was amazed at myself for remembering to thread the tube in place before soldering the wires together! All in all it looks a neatish job which again amazed me!

With that done I could reinstate the interior moulding which looks good now it has been painted. Most satisfying!

With all that done the powered car should be an easy win to finish!