Rainbows in the Lehigh Valley Gorge

[TMo]

Before parts arrive, I thought I'd get some prep work out of the way.  Removed the screws that hold the circuit board down - the whole board is getting replaced with a new circuit card that is much smaller and will be secured over the motor.  There are connectors on the new board for track voltage, motor leads and a bigger connector with 5 or 6 pins for the lights.  The front and rear end of the locomotive will get their own lighting board that runs wires to the big lighting connector.  

   

I cut a piece of bread board and drilled out two holes large enough to slide over the pins at the top of each side of the motor mount.  I'll figure out how to secure the circuit board to the bread board later.

   

I also removed the fuel tank from the bottom of the frame (4 screws) and removed both sides of the tank since I'll be getting the new M630 tank profiles (right and left) from Bowser.  I could remove the trucks and gear towers, but I think I'll wait until I get the replacements to make sure they are completely compatible with the frame.

   

Now we wait for packages to arrive.