To those guys who contacted me back in 2011 I must apologise sincerely. Circumstances beyond my control prevented any correspondence for the past few years. However, I'm pleased to say things are up and running now and I have decided to carry on and finish the 2" Shand Mason. The carriage is complete, the boiler is done and I have just started the lovely job of machining the gunmetal castings. I would be pleased to swap notes with anyone involved in a similar project. I have no time scale on this as the joy for me is in the challenge of making the parts not the end product.