B&O EM-1

Repair of the handrail

	The very moment I tried to bend the handrail knobs back into shape they broke. Luckily I have an ample supply of handrail knobs, the longest of which have approximately by a few tenths of a millimetre the appropriate length. I pulled the old knob heads off the rail. I also pulled out the stems of the knobs. I felt more like a dentist then anything else.
	While working on the loco I noticed nasty scratch marks on the boiler. This loco must have had quite a history.
	The two holes to be filled. The left hole shows signs of glueing. Compare it t the right hole. It looks as if someone else must already have been working on it. I drilled the original holes. I drilled the holes to 0.8 mm, the size of the new knob's base.
	Once glued, again with epoxy, blue-tack held the stuff in place.
	Two new handrail knobs in place. The left handrail knob has come a bit out of its hole. That is only visible on the photos and on very, very close inspection.

	A touch of SM302 Revell Black and another job done!