Ace-Garageguy

"Parlor cars" aren't often seen on American railroads anymore, other than high-end tourist trains.

Tails, at least vestigial traces, are still in evidence on some members of homo sapiens.

Poo to the left of them, poo to the right of them, into the valley of poo rode the gallant scooper brigade.

Still intermittently hanging. Sometimes have to close the link and reopen it to get it to work.

This one came in with a buncha other stuff, mostly broken but salvageable. It had some broken steps I'll have to fabricate, as the pieces are long gone, and missing railings, but I'll be upgrading them along with their stanchions anyway, so no biggie. And as far as I'm currently aware, Santa Fe never owned any, but she'll be getting repainted after the repairs/upgrades. It's a Mehano-made HO scale Alco C-415 high-cab switcher. Only 26 were made in reality, so it's a kinda rare beast. Real ones could be had with three different cab heights, and this is the highest...making it even more rare in reality. It was filthy and didn't run, but I was pleasantly surprised to find it has a geared 8-wheel drive system. A Q&D cleaning, and light servicing of the electrical pickups and brushes, and she moves again...and gives every indication of being a smooth, strong puller after a complete service. EDIT: Just for reference, this is the same model that has been upgraded with more correct pilots, custom paint, frame-mounted Kadee couplers, almost-scale-correct railings, and numerous other details. Just about as nice looking as a brass one costing well over a thousand bucks.

Scooper-of-poop for my cat I be, and he's probably the only creature on the planet I'd do it for.

Followed the crowd he did, but unfortunately for his sneakers, the crowd was elephants.

I'd go with stitchdup's advice if you want to get it done with the least aggravation. None of the windows in that car are compound-curves, so heat-forming isn't necessary. Single-curved "glass" made from colored clear sheet can be gently curved with your fingers well enough to hold its shape. EDIT: It's fairly straightforward to devise a simple hidden retainer system that will allow the windows to "snap" in place, eliminating all or most of the necessity for using an adhesive...and I'd recommend a PVA "white" glue that dries clear and doesn't fog.

"Plan your work, work your plan" has always been excellent advice.

Apology-making when one has done nothing wrong just reinforces the accuser's self-righteous sense of power.

Either ignoring a definitive answer from someone who actually knows, or wanting to argue, is a frequent and irksome occurrence, and not conducive to getting the real experts to offer correct info. But hey...it's just SOP for the interwebs.

"Pencil-neck geek" isn't a term of endearment.

For cryin' out loud, mom, give it a rest.

I like pie.

Time seems to pass faster and faster the more of it is behind us.