I also had an issue with the footplate. The hinges are cast brass and the hinge pin is brass wire. On mine the wire had partially fallen out on one side. I removed the screws on the brass hinge, removed the hinge pin, straightened the pin and re-assembled. Good as new.
I notice in one of your pictures that the sanding line is bent ahead of the 5th driver on the engineers side. Could this be part of the de-railment issue? The instructions tell you to carefully check the brake shoes and I discovered several of my sanding lines were similarly bent when doing this inspection. The lines are very delicate.
Once I lubed and broke in the engine it runs smooth as silk!
Rolland
