@Bill Swatos posted:Nice job, Coach! How did you make the holes for the staples? They look great!
Pretty good job on the staple side grabs! Now that's some good improvising right there!
Looks like you did okay on the removal of the cast-on folded up canvas visor. Gloss paint is always less forgiving than flat paints.
The folded canvas visor on the casting:
Actually, I'm impressed Marx modeled such a feature. That's some serious tool and die work right there and they did it well, all things considered. (This WAS a toy train, after all!) I figure painted and weathered that little detail feature would be very cool.
I've always liked the lines of the little Marx S-type switcher and think it meshes well with traditional sized 3 rail. Shame about its scissors couplers. (Doesn't easily interact with Lionel-type knuckles.)
Andre
