Big Blue has inspired some purchases

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Thanks, Hillyard!

Filing would certainly have worked, but I must confess I've gotten lazy in my later years....  Took the gear towers off to allow more space.  The photo below shows all of the mods (green arrows) I've made to the frame to get a good fit.

   

The Dremel with a cutting wheel used carefully with frequent fit checks worked like a charm!  The chassis is now a nice friction fit into the shell. The green arrows in the photo below show where the interference conditions used to exist.

   

...and here's a side shot with the frame secured in the shell.

   

Talk about timely, I got the Charlie Bowyer driveshaft in the mail today!  Many thanks, sir - you're a lifesaver!  Fits like a glove!  Next will be installing the decoder, adding lights, painting and weathering.  Eventually, I hope it looks something similar to this:


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