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I've started adding detail parts to the boiler and cab.  Most of the boiler appliances and piping were missing from the model so  I've substituted lost wax parts were available from Stevenson and my parts box.  I'm also waiting for an order from the new owners of Precision Scale.  Below is the cab

The cab now has a wrapper soldered to it with rivets, hand rails have been added and a new vent on the roof.  The small ladder under the running board  was made from strip brass.   It had a flat step rather than a round one so I'll have to apply Bob's ladder approach on the tender ladder.  The injector hardware has also been added.  The insulation around the pipes is thin strips of masking tape wrapped around the pipe and sealed with a thin layer of CA.

The throttle control was missing the small lever, clevis, the long rod to the cab and the supports for that rod.  They have been fabricated from sheet brass and brass wire.  The air tanks have new bands and the support that attaches to the boiler.  A lost wax check valve has also been added.

 

I plan to prime the boiler and add the boiler bands next.  There are two approaches to boiler bands.  They can be part of the model or part of the finish.  Given how thin they are I prefer the latter.  Once the boiler has a layer of primer paper bands are glued on.  Then another layer of primer is added and the paper bands are buried in the layers of paint.  Once that's done the rest of the piping will be added.

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