E-paw's EOY challenge.

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[ATTACHMENT NOT FOUND]While I was painting I realised that I forgot a pipe an the fireman's side. I don't know it's purpose, but the prototype pics show it running from under the boiler (starting at the valve gear hanger) and going back the the rear of the engine disappearing at the end of the fire box. I bent some rod, painted it , and glued it in place.[ATTACHMENT NOT FOUND]

With the pipe in place I took this shot. It gives you a better look at the flywheel mounted on the back of the motor.[ATTACHMENT NOT FOUND]

That pipe is probably the water feed, from the tender to the "Fireman's" injector. I would suspect that there was a waterglass on both sides of the boiler so engineer and fireman could keep an eye on water levels. Those camelbacks had to be a real pain to operate safely.......and not a lot of fun for the fireman