You need to figure out what peaks your interest, and then develop your own archive system,…..whether it be physical books, on line research, here on this forum, museums, historical societies, or on line reference materials …..I have all of the above for the NYC, plus a plethora of friends to bounce ideas off of,…..I’ve asked Jack ( HW ) for technical questions on stuff I’m not sure about too,….it all depends on what interests you, and then you make your own research laboratory,….I’m building a couple never been done before in 3 rail steam locomotives for fellas. Before I pick up the first tool, I engross myself with prototype pictures, build information, restoration techniques ( if applicable) people that knew the appliance well, and if it still exists, I’ll go put my eyeballs and my camera lens on it,…
Pat
