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Hi all! Is someone willing to post a few pics of the hatch cover for an MTH Little Joe 20-5678-1 or 20-5555-1 or the like please? I picked one up on the bay with issues and parts missing. Luckily, I was able to clean it up and get everything working properly but it’s missing the roof hatch cover that sits between the pantographs. Parts aren’t available from MTH. I’ve looked but I can’t find any clear pics on the web that show this cover in detail. I’ll have to make one from brass bar stock and brass detail pieces. Any help will be greatly appreciated.

Thank you,

Dan

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@Mallard4468 posted:

Looks like a good project for 3-D printing.

That’s a great option. I think a resin printer would be best due to the level of detail if I decided to go that route. However, I have access to a CNC machine shop so I’ll likely just draw it up in AutoCAD and machine it out of brass and add brass details. I like the idea of making it out of metal because the factory one was made out of die cast material.

Thank you,

Dan

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