It's great getting bqack into the swing of things!:mrgreen: I started this project nearly 3 years ago but came to a screeching halt after most of the cosmetic work was done because hot wiring the centipede tender to get enough juice to run it stumped me. A suggestion from another board member triggered the solution and today, I ran it around the layout. It's one of those "close enough" things for me since the prototype isin't available in N.... haven't even seen it in brass. The B&M R-1-d was, purportedly, the heaviest Mountain class built in North America. I started with a new version bachmann Northern, reduced the boiler length, swapped out the trailing truck for a Delta type, and after much searching, added a centipede tender which, I can happily say, now collects electricity from the rails for the electrically challenged Northern. A few cosmetic items filled out the illusion.
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!--josh