03-31-2017, 02:16 PM
One thing that I almost left out was the tenders sight glass. I borrowed this idea from the CNJ. It was common to see this on the CNJ steamers equipped with water scoops, so I figured why not put one on a switcher. It's placed on the engineer's side so that both crew members can see how much they have in the tank.
I tried to simulate the calcium stains from steam leaks on the appliance mounted on top of the boiler.
I do like the way the rivet decals worked out on this model, I did do lightly dry brush them to bring them out.
In this pic you can see that they do match the rivets on the tender well. I also like how the + & - tender leads look like air lines , that was a "happy accident" that just worked out that way.
I tried to simulate the calcium stains from steam leaks on the appliance mounted on top of the boiler.
I do like the way the rivet decals worked out on this model, I did do lightly dry brush them to bring them out.
In this pic you can see that they do match the rivets on the tender well. I also like how the + & - tender leads look like air lines , that was a "happy accident" that just worked out that way.
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