As we settle in to the newly-completed signal system, testing all the aspects under regular traffic, I have turned back to the mechanical side of things. I have a drawer full of models that I completed more than 10 years ago that were wired up for conventional DC control, and all of these are eventually going to be updated to modern DCC control and working headlights.
Here's a 'night shot' of the latest unit to be upgraded with a working LED headlight and a DCC decoder, as well as new nickel-plated wheels - CSXT 6126, a GP40-2 I superdetailed in 1998. A nice bonus is that the Athearn cab allows headlight glow to reach the numberboards, and when those are painted white, you get the bonus of lit numberboards!
As summer sets in, time for the layout is more limited, but progress will continue - one step at a time.
~RGDave
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