Altogether it took a day, working a few minutes at a time, to fix up the cracked and bent side ladder as well as the broken structure supporting the platform under the spout. Although not perfect, the model no longer looks like something that should be trashed.
There were no new and exciting methods used, just some careful fiddling with tweezers and dabs of Weld Bond. I'd puzzle a piece into place, apply a small spot of glue, let it dry, then repeat with another piece.
I noticed that the tank had what looked like some white plaster residue on it - maybe left over from being too close to some scenery work sometime in its life. I took a fine bristle paint brush, one who's bristles were a little soft and worn, and carefully worked away on the white blotches until they flaked off. Now there's just some faint discolouration on a couple of spots that looks more like weathering than carelessness.
Next job: repair the broken counterweight support.
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