almost straight out, then feed them through the doors on the
plow. Slide the plow into place, then glue the mounting pins
from behind. Once the glue is dry, trim the plow mounting pins
flush with the back side of the pilot and bend the MU hoses
down into place so they have a natural drape to them. Glue
Details West 266 MU hoses on the rear pilot. Also on the rear,
glue on one of the brake hoses from the Details West SD45
detail kit.
You will notice the rear pilot has angled slots near the top cor-
ners. I made these by drilling #73 holes where I figured the
ends of the slots should be, then I used a fresh #11 blade to cut
out the area between each pair of holes.
Next drill holes in both pilots for the coupler lift bar brackets.
I made each coupler lift bar or pin lifter from three pieces of
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29. Reinforcing air tank drains with brass wire.
Pan-Am Railways SD45R - 14
MRH-Oct 2014
