STEP 11A & 11B
BUILDING A SOUTHERN TUXEDO GP7 by BOB HARPE STEP 10 revised 
LAST EVENING I MADE THE STATEMENT THAT WE HAD INSTALLED ALL THE DETAIL PARTS 
ON OUR GP-7 AND IT WASN'T UNTIL I LOOKED AT A COUPLE OF WARREN'S PHOTOGRAPHS 
THAT I SAW THAT I HAD LEFT OFF ONE LARGE AND IMPORTANT PART.

I HOPE YOU'LL FORGIVE ME FOR NOT SENDING THIS PART ON THE ORIGINAL PARTS 
LIST, BUT,..........WELL I DON'T REALLY HAVE A GOOD REASON SO I WON'T TRY AND 
MAKE ONE UP.

YOU WILL NEED A STICK OF K&S 1/2" THINWALL BRASS TUBING, PART NO. 370-139, TO 
BUILD THE FAN GUARD THAT SURROUNDS THE FRONT FAN GUARD ON THE PROTOTYPE 
LOCOMOTIVE.  SEE PIC 11A BELOW:

CUT A SECTION OF THE 1/2" TUBING TO A LENGTH OF SCALE 15". VERY CAREFULLY 
BEND THIS TUBING TO A VERY SLIGHT OBLONG SHAPE SO THAT IT WILL FIT OVER THE 
FRONT FAN AND BETWEEN THE TWO FRONT FAN GUARDS. PLEASE REFER TO WARREN'S GP-7 
SCANS IN THE FILES SECTION AND LOOK FOR THE SCAN MARKED SRGP-7 FAN JPG. IT IS 
THE LAST SCAN ON HIS LIST. THIS PHOTO SHOWS THE OBLONG SHAPE THAT WAS ON THE 
PROTOTYPE.  SEE PIC BELOW:

GLUE IN PLACE WITH ACC OR CYANOPOXY AND ALLOW TO DRY..

BOB HARPE

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