@Tom Stoltz posted:Hi there harmonyards,
Well, I could sort of make do and go with the Lima, don’t know if it is a PRR standard, but I’m after a Reading Company style. The Lima is 16” while the one I have my eye on from PSC is the 18” Pyle National. Unfortunately, it appears to only come with a visor which mans I would have to file the visor off – maybe not a big deal for some, but I have never tried so all I can say is, I don’t know, seems doable. Also the PSC casting needs to be drilled out for the LED and one has to come up with a lens. That all seems like a lot of unnecessary work if a ready-made one is available for $6.50 from Lionel.
Did your example come with the shelf? the shelf doesn't show in the catalog.
Tom Stoltz
in Maine
Filing/sawing off the visor will only take a couple of minutes. Brass is easy to work with in this regard. Drilling it out is easy but will take a little while. The hardest part is holding onto it firmly enough so that you can drill while not indenting the brass. As for the lense, that's super easy - use Bondic. Hold LED in place, squirt in enough Bondic to fill the space, shine the little Bondic UV light on it for 10 seconds and your done.
