Every engine is a little different... here is step-by-step photo documentation of converting a brass On3 Kodama K-27 to deadrail.
On3 K-27 deadrail conversion (pdf)
DownloadScratch built E.B.T. TANK-CAR 116 in 1:20.3 scale
Fn3 EBT TANK-CAR 116 (pdf)
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