USRA 2-10-2 light rebuilt

[Schraddel]

When i was looking to my Spectrrum 2-10-2, my #56 which was also a rebuilt and was equipped with a Trix 10000 Gal tender. Now i made the decision to fit this brass 2-10-2 with a 10000 Gal tender also.


The 10000 Gal tender a mean, still coupled to an USRA 4-8-2. This tender is equipped with Commonwealth/AAR(?) trucks.


Larton i have made a back up light at the rear. 3mm warm white LED filed down to a diameter of ca. 2,6mm, a bore in the tender backside and a suitable ring of brass tube made it.
This tender will becoupled to the 2-10-2.
And the 2-10-2 tender with 12000 Gal will be coupled with the 4-8-2.
A switching of tenders.



Here a photo of the 12000 Gal tender delivered with the 2-10-2 as bought. Note Andrews trucks.
Note missing handrails on the rear end. The bores were there, but no handrails fitted. Korean monday ...



As part of this opreation the hand rails were made out of 0.5mm hard brass wire. I oriented me with the diameter of the handrails to those already fitted on the front end.
Then the trucks were switched. The 12000 tender was fitted with the Commomwealth/AAR(?) trucks and a back up light.
Also the electrics were fitted as there were tender pick ups, NMRA 8-pol socket for DCC and loco - tender connections.





Two photos for comparison.

Lutz