Having cleaned the track on the garden layout yesterday, tried to run a train but one of the points had some conductivity problems .. a wire brush on the edge of rails and power restored...
Enjoyed the Sunday afternoon sunshine while I ran a short train around the garden layout...
The loco build project finally finished. Four coats of gloss varnish applied, apart from the smoke box and funnel. Left to harden off for a few days.
A lovely sunny day to pose the loco outside...
On the final stretch now with this project; I have given the loco its first coat of paint
Two new freight wagons finished over the weekend - a Fish Van and a Box Van from Plateway Models kits.
A warm'ish morning today, so I setup my spray booth in the garage. I used some sea grey acrylic spray paint - the loco was given a nice coat as a primer ..
Now it is starting to look the part; current plan is to paint it maroon on the boiler, cab & end tanks; black for the rest, I may leave the wheels in red or touch in with maroon as well.
To give the loco a good base coat I wanted to prime it with some acrylic spray paint. So I improvised a basic spray paint 'booth'; a rummage in the garage yielded a couple of bits of shelving and a couple of large green chopping boards. All screwed together, rather basic but will do the job.
hopefully some warmer weather approaching this coming weekend, I'll set myself up in garage and get spraying....
