Hood, windshield and single beam headlight are the same as th Minuteman scheme. The only difference is the blue version comes with full length side railings. I clip the railing flush with the back of the second stanchion, remove the remaining rail then fill the holes in the walkway and front of the cab. I’ve done a couple of them like this and while not absolutely correct, never had anyone call me out on it.
Thank you. I'll keep an eye open for this scheme. There are two MILW SW1 units which hold memories for me. One was the 878. It was leased to the Weyerhaeuser mill in Snoqualmie, WA. (878 was operated there by Weyco crews.) I had it arranged to buy that unit, and had a lowboy lined up. But could not secure a place to keep it. They ended up scrapping her. Rats.... The other was the 869, which was on their Olympic Peninsula branch line. Still survives today on a short line in Seattle. Well, back to B&M affairs!
