Hi Chris, the Model 45 was first released in 1968, yours is much later than that....this I can tell from the following details....the solid/twin rail engine deck refers to the chassis design...the early Scotties had a solid panel of steel running between the side frames that the engine sat on like this one...
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Yours has 2 steel rails between the side frames. wink
Another difference of the early machines is the screw fittings for the grass deflector, early: screws...later black plastic knobs, like yours.

Still another is the end caps of the front roller; early: alloy (see the pic above)...later (same as yours) black plastic

But the real clincher is the chain case attachment screws...early horizontal....later: vertical (Like yours).
See the earlier pic of the Scotty in this thread.
Yours is a late model machine, in my opinion. wink
Hoping this helps...
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