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Modeling the Reading: Follow the Build!
B-8a from stock Mantua Classic
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TOPIC: B-8a from stock Mantua Classic

B-8a from stock Mantua Classic 7 years 8 months ago #5431

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Another project finished up. First unpainted shots then the finished engine.








and in action.
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B-8a from stock Mantua Classic 7 years 3 months ago #5684

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So pretty much you ended up scratch building the cab and everything above the frame. except for some saved details. What can I say!!! Kudos. Great job!!!
Daniel J Mohr
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B-8a from stock Mantua Classic 7 years 3 months ago #5685

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The box under the running board is a fire hose. This was installed on many of the shifters. I ran across an appliance in a manufacturer's catalog that used the injector principle to propel water from the tender into the fire hose. I do not know if the Reading used this or took water directly from the boiler.
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B-8a from stock Mantua Classic 7 years 3 months ago #5706

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Another great model. Thanks for posting.
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B-8a from stock Mantua Classic 7 years 2 months ago #5709

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GREAT work as always Casey!!!
Thanks,
Barry
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June 20-23, 1972
The Reading is devastated by Hurricane Agnes; washouts and damage across the system require significant effort to repair, and also hasten the abandonment of marginal branches.

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