Thanks Bill!
Final assembly and decaling has begun. All the separately painted piping and feedwater heater are attached to the boiler, and the check valves were painted white (a common New Haven practice) with a Vallejo acrylic.
I chose road number 3342 for a few reasons; it fit the number series that best represented this configuration (3340-3348 with Elesco feedwater heater, Delta trailing truck, pilot mounted dual air pumps, and cab signal box), it was one of the last R-1-b's in service (1950), and it carried at different times all three tenders associated with this class (original USRA style, larger 6-axle box, and long 6-axle Vanderbilt) so I can swap them out as I see fit. 3348 was also a candidate for this model, however that engine was rebuilt during WW2 with a Boxpok main driver, and changing those out are beyond the scope of this project. Still on the hunt for a good Vanderbilt tender.
The remaining details are all bolt-on, or for cosmetic reasons need to be applied after clear-coating.
~Chris
