09-14-2014, 08:12 PM
I forgot to post this one 
The prototype pics show two cuts in the sides of the pilot beam, I drilled them out and filed them to shape. I don't know the purpose of these holes but they are on a lot of pilots. I also mounted a coupler pocket from a Lee-Town kit that closely matched the prototypes coupler. The entire pilot was also soldered to the frame. I will wait on mounting the auxiliary air tanks on the pilot deck till I have enough of the boiler finished to mount it to the drive. This way I can match up the size more correctly as I do not know the actual diameter or length of the tanks. The polling pockets were also installed on the pilot beam.
The prototype pics show two cuts in the sides of the pilot beam, I drilled them out and filed them to shape. I don't know the purpose of these holes but they are on a lot of pilots. I also mounted a coupler pocket from a Lee-Town kit that closely matched the prototypes coupler. The entire pilot was also soldered to the frame. I will wait on mounting the auxiliary air tanks on the pilot deck till I have enough of the boiler finished to mount it to the drive. This way I can match up the size more correctly as I do not know the actual diameter or length of the tanks. The polling pockets were also installed on the pilot beam.
My other car is a locomotive, ARHS restoration crew