Sorry for the loss. I too have seen posted material of Al's work. p51 has a point. Born in 60 I find people older than myself still very enthusiastic about Model Railroading. Starts when we are young takes hold and stays with us. While at a Narrow Gauge Symposium in Houston years ago I found out from Al Roos that a Modeler I admired very much Bob Clarke, had past away. I had no idea till then. I still have the issue of MR showcasing his HOn3 version of the Ironhead Timber layout. Great people in a fine Hobby. God's speed Al.

Thanks for the suggestions. I have aquired some PSC boiler door # plates. Also I like the idea of creating them as well. For now I have a Shay spare parts bag with a #6 boiler door. That will do for now. Word to the wise. I was told by the Parts Dept that when ordering a Shay Spare parts bag the boiler door plate # is random when the selection for shipping is done. IE no specific request can be made. Thanks again for the feedback.

Started a similar thread with emphasis on the boiler door plate numbers. I am also keen on gathering the various parts to construct my own T-boiler from scratch. I hope Bachmann keeps their parts comming. Bought 2 Shays and I like the weight and heftiness. Also working on the scale is easier on the ol' eyes than Sn3. DCC friendly. 

Hello fellow On30 people! Wanting to detail similar On30 T-boiler Shays with different boiler door numbers. Is there any way to specify a plate number when ordering Bachmann parts? I do not want to dry transfer or wet decal a number if I can avoid it. Thank you.