Rainbows in the Lehigh Valley Gorge

[TMo]

Not sure of the history of the Reading rain gutters, but they were on Reading diesel locos (other than their F units) for a long, long time.  Some of the EMD units had a straight (or slightly bent) gutter, but the Chevron shape of them is present on lots of stuff back through the transition era.  Here's an example:

rdg470.jpg (1279×720) (railfan.net)

Not sure if they were added after the units arrived in the Reading shops or if they were requested from the manufacturer.  Can't recall seeing them on any other livery other than the Reading, but don't quote me on that.

Very few HO scale models have this feature - the recent Bowser Executive Line C630 and C430 being a notable exception.  

I'm hoping modeling them may be relatively easy.  The plan is to draw the profile on each side of the roof and then I'll score along that line with a hobby knife against a straight edge to give the glue something to grip.  I'll then paint my flattened wire, bend it to the profile and then put a touch of superglue on the back side, hold and hope.  I'll then trim the ends at the edge of the cab with a pair of cutters.  As I write this, I remember that I have a couple of spare Alco cab assemblies from two undecorated models, and I think one of those cabs is going to be a proving ground for trying out this technique.

If this works, I have an SD45, a GP30, a GP39-2 that I might do in the future.  The SD45 has window awnings on it right now, so I'll have to consider sawing those off if I do install the gutters.