CentralFan1976 posted:
For those wondering...
the stock Lionel passenger-style pilots are a little short when positioned correctly...
Back to the drawing board.
😞
This is about where it’s going to end up...
you can see that the pilots are short in both directions; they sit too tall off the rail and in the correct position from the front, they’re too short on the side.
You can see how much higher they are compared to the P&D passenger pilot on the F3 next to it.
Why not go with another P&D pilot, you say?
Well, the P&D pilots without the doors are just too open. Once the doors were removed, they filled most of the opening with sheet metal, and that’s what the Lionel pilots look like. I’ll keep my wheels spinning for ideas for the correct pilot.
Meanwhile, the good news is that it’ll be easy to install the side ladder with the pilot so far forward.
Thanks!
-Mario
