Modeling Monday: DERS-2b (RS-2) #0510

When I posted about my completed DERS-1b last week, I realized that I had only provided finish photos (which are much larger) of the DERS-2b (RS-2) but no list of the details I added. I started with a factory painted Proto 1000 RS-2, which needed quite a bit of work to get it New Haven-ized (starting with installing grab irons which P1k didn't supply - sheesh!)

Click here for the complete build thread (posts are in reverse date order), and see below for the BOM. And, as always, if you have any tips/suggestions for how I could do things differently - or especially better - be sure to let me know in the comments!

List of Detail Parts Added

• RS End Drop Grabs (Cal-Scale #190-533 - 2 pkgs)
• Wabco Type "E" single chime air horns (Details West AH-174)
• Steam Generator Stack (Custom Finishing #151)
• Steam Generator Intake (Custom Finishing #346)
• Marker Lights (Cal-Scale #190-280)
• Lift Rings (Detail Associates #1107)
• MU Stand/hoses/plugs (Custom Finishing #347)
• Brake Equalization Valve (Custom Finishing #308)
• Handbrake Chan Guides (Custom Finishing #147)
• Handbrak Chain (A-Line 40 lpi)
• Speed Recorder (Details West #SR-284)
• BARCO Steam Heat Pipes (Custom Finishing #336)
• Signal Line Hoses (Hi-Tech Details #6039)
• Coupler Lift Bars and Pilot Hand Grabs (from Kato RS-2 railing set #952061)
• Passenger Car Diaphragm Buffers (scratchbuilt from styrene)