I have a copyright on those photos. You may reproduce them with my permission anywhere but in a thread where I post them. To keep the moderators happy, I grant retroactive permission for the two repeats above. "Passengers will please refrain . . ."
Yes, the Skylines are multiple pieces of brass, hand-formed and joined with screws and solder. Each boiler band requires a notch. In both cases the underlying model is Lobaugh.
I have done three - the third is a 17/64 GS-2 with a copper boiler. If I haven't posted it here yet, I will do so.