@Alex M- Going by Farmer John's finished model, you're gonna need a bigger table (or boat 
). How many bays will it be when complete?
@Trainmaster04- nice steamer. I like the hand car riders going by too.
@Steamfan77 @Papa Dave- Thanks gents.
I've been working on my F3 dummy unit today. I finished up all of the lighting and will install them in the shell next.
The cab interior is done and the relief crew has reported for duty. I used the Lionel figures for this one.
Rear coil coupler installed and power and common wires are ready to go.
I'm also working out how the tether will connect between the engines. Since there is very little room between the two, I'm going to let it slide in and out of the dummy and plug straight into the lead A. I cut a small slot in the base of the shell to make room for the harness. I will fabricate some sort of strain relief to hold it in place to prevent the wires from getting pulled out if the two engines should separate accidentally.
to be continued.......
Bob
