09-23-2012, 06:23 PM
Now that that one is finished I did the same to the other one.
As that the wiring is now finished I started on the boiler fronts.
My new boilers are larger than the old ones so I will need to make new fronts for them. I decided to reuse the smoke box doors from the old boiler fronts and make a larger diameter front from brass.. I started by rough cutting the doors from the plastic casting with a small set of rail nippers.
I then cleaned off the rest of the plastic with a file until it was down to the smoke box door. I also thinned the back of the casting down to a thinner profile.
With the rough work done I remover the old headlight mount and filled the holes with body putty.
When it's dry I'll sand it down and start on the rest of the smoke box fronts.
My new boilers are larger than the old ones so I will need to make new fronts for them. I decided to reuse the smoke box doors from the old boiler fronts and make a larger diameter front from brass.. I started by rough cutting the doors from the plastic casting with a small set of rail nippers.
I then cleaned off the rest of the plastic with a file until it was down to the smoke box door. I also thinned the back of the casting down to a thinner profile.
With the rough work done I remover the old headlight mount and filled the holes with body putty.
When it's dry I'll sand it down and start on the rest of the smoke box fronts.
My other car is a locomotive, ARHS restoration crew