Pennsy 2-8-2 L1

[Schraddel]

Hello!

Now this is the final chapter of how i built the Pennsy L1.
As i wrote, i filled every tiny space in the loco with lead. This is the result on the kitchen scale:

As you see on the photo, the scale shows 713 Gramms, that are app. 25oz.
The Pennsy never has need for Big Boys...
On the rear of the loco you see the selfmade 8-pin connector.




Here is the nerly finished L1. The tender got a load of coal. It is really black coulored ballast. I made a pile to form an 3/4 full tender, then soaked intensively with white glue, adde 2 drops of dish detergent and let dry 3 days. The white glue drys with a little gloss just to represent the right glitter of broken coal.
On the pilot i mounted a Kadee #78 coupler in its box and on the tender also.
In the bottom of the tender i drilled several holes in preparation for an sound device.
I made glass for the cab out of clear styrene, cut it exactly and inserted it in the front and rear windows.
Also i made this little glass windshields on the side windows. They had no chance to survive on the rough layout running, so i leave them.


This is the L1 test running on my new layout.
Not test running for the L1, but test running for newly laid track and switches.

I hope you have enyojed my report to built a Bowser kit and to get the result as near as possible to todays standards as running, DCC and sound equipment.
Thank you.

Greetings Lutz