Fishplate
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While going through some old boxes I found this engine I built when I was in college--my last HO project before I switched to N scale. It was built from a Tyco/Mantua Sierra RR 4-6-0 following an article by Al Turner in the August 1981 Model Railroader.
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I used a Dremel tool and homemade jig to mill a new slot for the rear driver axle. The pilot, headlight bracket, and smokestack are commercial castings. The cab is built from styrene. The lead truck and tender are from an MDC steamer. If I remember correctly, I used Accu-Paint and Champ decals. There used to be a working coupler link on the pilot, but it must have fallen off at some point.
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I used a Dremel tool and homemade jig to mill a new slot for the rear driver axle. The pilot, headlight bracket, and smokestack are commercial castings. The cab is built from styrene. The lead truck and tender are from an MDC steamer. If I remember correctly, I used Accu-Paint and Champ decals. There used to be a working coupler link on the pilot, but it must have fallen off at some point.