34
34. Using pieces of styrene to hold the horn in place
while the glue dries.
then the right side, then the handrails in front of the cab,
then finally the end handrails. First I gave the Smokey Valley
stanchions a scrub with a toothbrush to removed the white
powder that is on them, then I used a small file to clean any
mold flash from the sides and top. Starting on the first hand-
rail section, you can glue all the stanchions in place as shown
in [33]. Notice on this model on the fireman’s side, the fourth
stanchion from the rear is a tall stanchion where there would
normally be a short one to match the step-down in the walk-
way where the blower duct ends.
Once you have the stanchions installed, you can install the
wire handrails. Your two options are to use the pre-bent .015”
