09-27-2010, 05:05 PM
Wayne, grinding off all that die cast detail is a PITA. I wish more kit manufacturers would have just left that stuff off rather than cast it in with the boiler. I filed off the details of a few MDC boilers - and tried not to file off rivet detail or clog too many files.
Nice work on those piston valves. Ironically, the piston valves are one thing that kept me from using the IHC 2-6-0 and 4-4-0 as-is. I figure a shortline would mostly use secondhand locomotives for switching, about 20-30 years old. So, in 1920, they would be using vintage 1890-1900 locos with slide valves. I still think I will keep the steel cab and maybe the two -stage air pump - thinking my railroad could have added those around 1910.
Nice work on those piston valves. Ironically, the piston valves are one thing that kept me from using the IHC 2-6-0 and 4-4-0 as-is. I figure a shortline would mostly use secondhand locomotives for switching, about 20-30 years old. So, in 1920, they would be using vintage 1890-1900 locos with slide valves. I still think I will keep the steel cab and maybe the two -stage air pump - thinking my railroad could have added those around 1910.
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