Okay, everything for the roof detail is done and scaled correctly. Just taped in place at the moment (2 panels will be repeated and reversed on the other end), the roof will need to be filled in and smoothed out for painting before it's applied. Glad it looks like Baldwin just riveted on 5 panels (of disparate size) on the roof! I have most of the detail removed from one side of the body (I'll re-add it correctly later). Donor shell for the other cab is on its way, will hopefully show up this weekend if the snow hasn't slowed delivery.
While researching, I discovered that the Red Ball brass has a fairly serious error. The small door in the side of the locomotive is located in the same spot (relatively, ie., on the "left" end no matter which side you view it from), and they have it towards the rear of the engine (the end without the air tanks) on both sides. Tricky, as I could only find one picture of the prototype's left side. This is why you can't blindly base your models on other people's models.
Once the entire shell is together and unwanted detail is removed, I'll move the running numbers back, drill for the marker lights, and re-shape the cab slightly.
