Final adjustmentswill bemade for the smokebox front and
headlight during thefinal assembly. Photo8 shows theassem-
bly set up for test fit andfinishing. Imade the light lens from
.015" thick clear plastic and installed it in theheadlight casting
as shown in (8). The lightsworkand lookgreat on thefinished
engineand tender. Photo9 iswith the lightsoff, (1) shows the
finishedenginewith theheadlight on.
Headlight reflector - 4
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9. The lightswork, and look great on the finished
engine and tender.
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Ray Grosser MMR 362 has been
modeling since his first train, a
clockwork engine in 1948. Ray is
a former paratrooper who served
with the 11th Special Forces
Group for 6-1/2 years –model
railroading ismuch easier on the
old bones than parachutes. He
and his wife Renee aremodeling
a fictional Soo Line branch line in
O scale, and they now also have
a 1/6 scale riding railroad in the
yard. That story for another time.
MRH-Apr2014
