Using a #78 bit I drilled
holes for the marker
light wires. I bent the
brass wires to “plug”
into the locomotive
lighting sockets. Four
Sequoia #5005 HO
clear marker jewels
were glued into the
marker lights.
Four Precision Scale
#3215 poling pock-
ets are placed around
the front and rear of
the frame. I added Cal
Scale #394 MU stands
to both front and rear
platforms above the
coupler. A-Line #29201
windshield wipers (short) are installed on both front and rear
windows (6).
I wanted to have a push pole attached to the locomotive, so
I found a black matchstick and beat it up a bit to make it look
well-used. I cut A-Line #29002 Stirrup Steps (Style C) into a
hook shape to hold the push pole. I cemented all of these into
place, being careful that they would not interfere with the
movement of the front truck.
For the chain on the side, I cut four pieces from 0.020” brass
wire and bent them into a hook shape with a coupler trip pin
pliers. I drilled four #75 holes and mounted these next to the
fuel tank for the chain. Figure 7 shows future number boards.
2: Putty is used to fill in the gaps.
Once it has dried I will sand it
smooth
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