The tender is pretty much complete and out of the paint shop.
I'm on to the engine now. The stock coil coupler was removed. Not a bad job on this version. This engine what it lacks in Legacy performance is a much more friendly engine to work on. I just took a while to remember the procedure to remove the T bar to get the coupler out. You are left with a hole that a #10 32 screw slips right in. I made up a mount for the Kadee with a tapped thread and JB Welded the appropriate washers in place to obtain the correct height.
Seeing I bought an assortment of brass. I added some to the front pilot to box in the coupler a little better. This is getting to be like adding fixed pilots to diesels.
Seeing I had an assortment of brass. I took the cab apart to see if I could add curtains. The B&A is a northeast road and winter is approaching. I read an article about using tea bags. I'm a tea drinker so if the first one came out bad it was just a matter of time till I made another cup. I think once the cab is together it will look okay. I'll try painting the tube antique white with some weathering added. You probably won't see it once on the layout.
I have a few holes to plug as the top mounted headlight was changed out to a center mount per B&A practice. It will be off to the weathering shop. I usually paint the chassis and shell separately. The only other thing I'm considering. Is changing out the engineer and fireman. I looked on Lionel's site and the pretty much offer the same figures in a few paint schemes. I may just modify the seats and add Arttista's.
