LNE ( ex PRR ) 2-8-2

[e-paw]

Thanks Doc.. I have experienced unintended electrical episodes like you have warned against. My fix for it is something that I will get to latter, but, it involves making the tender body and boiler the same polarity because they are both conductive, If they rub together you can end up with a short. The next step will be adding all wheel pick up to the tender. Then I make all my tender couplers insulated with a plastic coupler box like I used here. This eliminates any chance of a short between the tender and loco or loco to loco in double heading. That's all for latter, for now the L-1 sits all primmered up on the layout in Easton. All the unprimmed parts will be brush painted.    

And,,, for the first time in quite some time the Mike is reunited with her tender. Once the primmer has set completely she'll get a coat of steam power black.