Pete, thanks. I got the bracket just in case. It seemed a bit brutal to grind that poor headlight off its base. I was planning on flicking the plate off the Lionel headlight and transferring it. PSC doesn’t have a lens nor a reflector so I will have to deal with that when it shows up.
Nick, that is straight Model Masters Engine Black acrylic airbrushed over the original silver. I also hit the firebox with it:
Here is the nasty parting line getting dealt with. I managed to blast a river or two off and didn’t notice until I painted the smokebox. A couple of carefully placed drops of medium thick CA restored them:
