After a bit of thinking time I decided it was easier to remove the side frames from the stretcher and solder them closer together. This required me to make a jig which can be used when I build more. A piece of brass bar has been soldered on to allow the couplings to be fitted later in the same way the that the MSM bogies work.
A finished bogie- I decided not to add any detail as only the very bottom edge is visible beneath the carriage and when under the strong layout lighting is totally obscured. The bogie is very free running and because it is a lot narrower than the MSM bogie, has a lot more room to rotate in the tight space below the carriage. This has freed up another set of MSM bogies to go under one of the carries where they will be visible.
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