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Adding the hand grabs on the short nose. Judged from the prototype 4502 where the bottom rung started and then measured 18” up for each rung. #79 drill bit used for the wire rungs and larger for the plastic NBW bits. Scrap 2” x 10” used to ensure each rung was spaced away from the carbody the same distance. Next the long hood and the add the handrails back on.
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