02-17-2013, 05:13 PM
Almost there,,,,, I have moved on to the tender lighting. I drilled out the bottom of a Shelly Castings headlight to fit a small LED. This will provide me with directional lighting .
In order for the light to clear the read lip of the tender the SH&D crew had to build a simple stand from styrene to mount the fixture to. I insulated the LED leads with some liquid electrical tape.
The lights were mounted on the tender deck just right of center.
From there I moved on to the rear railings for the firebox walkways.
This method is one that I have posted about several times before. I draw out the railings on a scrap of wood , tape down the brass wire in place , and solder away.
When your finished you end up with a nice set of railings
In order for the light to clear the read lip of the tender the SH&D crew had to build a simple stand from styrene to mount the fixture to. I insulated the LED leads with some liquid electrical tape.
The lights were mounted on the tender deck just right of center.
From there I moved on to the rear railings for the firebox walkways.
When your finished you end up with a nice set of railings
My other car is a locomotive, ARHS restoration crew