C.G. CLUNE PHOTO, CHIP SYME COLLECTION: CIRCA 1983
With faded and peeling paint, and set off on a weed-grown siding, it looked like the sun was setting on CNJ shop-built fire car No. 92971 (left). With the coming of Conrail, however, the car was refurbished (above) for continued use. The prototype was built for fire service from a steam locomotive ten- der; similarly, the model starts with a tender.
CHRIS D’AMATO: ELIZABETHPORT, NJ; CIRCA 1974
may be removed from the tender deck and tender body. To complete disassem- bly, remove the LED headlight by cut- ting along the glue joint of the LED in- side the tender body and then press the LED inward into the tender body. To begin the kitbash, shorten the coal boards to match the tender’s rear height, much the same way the CNJ constructed the prototype. Place a straightedge along the length of the tender so it is even with the upper edge of the rear portion and using a hobby knife, make a number of scores across the coal boards so each pass goes deeper. Connect the score lines on each side by making an additional cut across the front of the tender, then re- move the front portion.
Remove the cast-in coal load by drilling out the four corners and then drill additional holes around the edges. The drilled holes may be connected by cutting with a hobby knife. Push the load inward through the body. With the coal load removed, the coal boards may be gently pried inward using pliers; then make additional cuts along the score line until the coal boards are cut from the body.
The fire car has a doorway at the front of the car formed from the doors to the coal bin. Remove the cast-on plat- form at the front of the tender using a
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