@jini5 posted:Beautiful work...A few questions.....You said you didnt like the MTH pilots,Why? Could you have simply attached them to the shell using a plastic shim between the shell and pilot. If you still have the MTH pilots, can you post a pic. And, is this the custom run from Pats? Thanks....Again....Awesome
Thank you.
The MTH pilots have cast-in footboards that would need to be cut/ground off to look right. The coupler opening is very large to allow for coupler swing around tight, hi-rail curves. The MU hoses are a little chunky too. And, the cut bar would need replaced to look more like the prototype.
I cut up the MTH pilots to use for this model. I had already mounted spacers but when the Lionel pilots arrived it was obvious to me that the Lionel pilots provided a better fit/look. Once I received my Lionel pilots I pitched the MTH ones.
Yes, this is a custom run from Pat’s that arrived about a month ago. MTH did a catalog run about 7 years ago.
