OK, summer was busier than expected, but I have assembled a (what I think to be) reasonable representation of an FL-9. I spliced together two Williams by Bachman F-7 shells for the body, a Williams F-3 shell for the nose and cab, crafted a base out of basswood, and used basswood to add basic 3rd Rail equipment to trucks, and roof details (including Hancock Air Whistle). Not a perfect, 100% accurate model, but when looking at it, it is obvious that it is an FL-9. I primed it today with flat white spray paint, and sanded out any last imperfections in the body (and wood details), so tomorrow I should have the under frame & trucks painted black and the body in one last coat of flat white before I try to paint the New Haven McGinnis scheme (does anyone have any experience painting this?). I didn't know how it would look till I painted it, it was hard to tell before because the shells I used were all different roadnames. :D
C.J.V.
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