tight inside the tank top. I also left way too much wire between de- coder and mechanism. The com- bination of a wad of wire and an improperly fitted decoder meant the cab/boiler assembly did not come together with the mecha- nism — another redo. See why I wore out those threads in the white-metal? Rivets and handrail stan-
chions are tiny little things — don’t lose them. I scratchbuilt the permanently
attached 2-6-2 tender over Wise- man Model Service sideframes to give additional electrical pickups. That engine will now maintain sound over some pretty rough turnouts. However, the 0-6-0 does not do well there; I may have to
add a short boxcar behind, with additional pickups and a huge stay-alive capacitor inside. But that’s another story. When I lost two of the fur-
nished handrail mounting plates, I decided to make my own. Nice thought. Might have worked bet- ter with a NorthWest Short Line Sensi-press, but with the tools suggested by Backwoods Minia- tures I could not make rivets to match theirs. It’s better to not lose any parts. I semi-destroyed the side tanks of the 2-6-2, and Backwoods Miniatures furnished a new etching. Overall, The Boss is pleased.
He has two new engines that pull well and sound great, and his wife continues to write my checks.
Oh, yeah, that CA and brass.
As a shortcut, I used CA to attach the 0-6-0 cab roof. It looked good and stuck around for one Nar- row Gauge Convention. Arriving home, I was left holding the roof while the rest lay on the kitchen floor. It took me a few months to gather the courage to repair that locomotive. Parts were separat- ed, bent back into shape, re-sol- dered, and repainted. Try that with resin.
Complete Although the two loco- motives could not be more different, the pro- cesses for building them were much the same. I learned a lot from their construction. It was a process that was as en- joyable as it was reward- ing.
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