Well, progress was delayed for quite some time while I aquired custom decal paper, but I finally got some, and so I was able to finish the project! Unfortunately the topic is now split between the N scale archive and the temporary forum, but for those of you who didn't see the original topic it's still there. Here is an overall shot that shows off the model's new lines. It's a shame that stereoscopic vision doesn't translate into a picture very well, because in person you can really feel the difference in the rounded-out boiler. Still, the shadowing is fairly apparent, so you can get the idea. Also apparent in this photo is the modified dome configuration, ditching the feeder pipes from the Reading Railroad prototype to match the ATSF 3767. Number boards are present, and of course the handrails. This right side profile view shows off the heavy work cutting out the flat panels that filled in the blank space between the piping, and the added details above the drivers. The drivers are quartered, and along with reseating all the gears, improving tender electrical pickup, and a standard lubrication, performance was greatly improved. This is the best shot I have to show off the modifications to the basic boiler shape, with the bottom being rounded instead of falling into flat slabs beneath the horizontal. Lastly, here is a picture showing off the left side detail above the drivers. Only thing left is to add a brass bell and a filament bell line and she'll be out of my hands and back on her home road! David
Nice work on the bottom of the boiler, David! The comment on the steam pipes caught my eye, as I'm planning on bashing one into a Reading T-1 (the Pennsy leased some from the Reading) , which did not have the steam pipes. Those pipes, although rather clunky looking on the B-mann model, are actually a distinctive feature of the AT&SF 3765, 3775 & 2900 class engines (the original 3751 class I belive did not have them) They were present on 3767 at some point. Cheers, Rod Schaffter [ 08. July 2003, 18:24: Message edited by: rschaffter ]
