How to Build Model Railroads and Equipment |
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alignment ASSEMBLY back side base block boiler bolster bottom edge bracket brake brass sheet brass wire bridge bristol board caboose car sides card stock cement cemented in place center line center sill clerestory coal column contour corner posts counterweight coupler crossbearers cupola cylinder dimensions dome drill end sill engine firebox flanges flat floor front girder grab irons gusset Hartsdale HO scale holes hopper installed jeweler's saw joint ladder layout length locomotive model railroading molding mounting Paint panel passenger pattern piece pike pine pins position pulley rail rear rivet roof roundhouse RUNNING BOARD scribe shaft shown in Fig side braces side frames SIDE ROD SIDE SHEET sides and ends signal slope sheet smokebox solder space square surface sweat sweat-solder tank tin snips tower track trucks turntable underframe underside valve gear vertical wall wheels wide width window frames window openings wood