Thanks for advise Jim, I now know what I did wrong. But solved it through your descrition.

Here is the result, not finished yet, still have to paint the details on the cab etcetera.

I used the hollow axles everywhere.

Now that is just like new. I know as I have restored one of those 972 Dinky Coles and there a lot of work and patients that go into the stripping down and cleaning off all the old paint. Doing any minor repairs and re-painting. Then the biggest task of all is the re-assembling.

Well done good job there Theo.

Yep she now has a new lease of life, great job Theo.

Hey, Dinkyjay just broke 1000 here. Great stuff.

Glad my photos of the crane string were of help to you Theo. Nice job you have done on a difficult project as Jim has said.