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[Tim Marlow]

Looking sweet Jack. It’s really brining out the detail.

[BattleshipBob]

Thats a big lump, lovely work Jack

[Jack L]

Sorry for the lack of activity on this, a combination of work and the recent heat mean not much bench time at all. Got a bit of time this weekend.

Have completed the running gear construction. A bit of paint to add here and there. Only thing left is the walkway plates along the boiler. I have a photo etch set for these...and although they look much better than the kit parts, they might be a bit beyond me. Also made a start on the base.

[Jim R]

Hi Jack
That is looking great. Fine paintjob and the base really sets off this superb model.
Jim

[Mark1]

Niiiiiiiice!
Good work on the Base as well looks excellent :thumb2:

[Tim Marlow]

Looking great now. The wheels and brakes are really well located. Most builds have them too far away from the wheels. Great modulation on the paint job as well.

[Mini Me]

I'm with the rest of this crowd......right spiffy workmanship Jack. :thumb2:
Rick H.

[Jack L]

Thanks all, much appreciated comments.

Looking great now. The wheels and brakes are really well located. Most builds have them too far away from the wheels. Great modulation on the paint job as well.

Thanks Tim, This is more luck than judgement. The points for glue on the brake blocks are really quite small, so I made the decision to seep some TET between the brake and the wheel, to a) keep them aligned, and b) offer a larger glued area. Whilst doing this, figured the brakes would likely be ‘on‘ whilst in the station anyway.

[outrunner]

Great looking machine, well done.

Andy.

[Allen Dewire]

Evening Jack,

So sorry I haven't commented earlier, but I have been following your progress. This is turning into a real work of art Sir. All your hard work is paying off in spades and she is gonna a be a beast when finished. A mighty fine looking beast too!!! Keep going Sir!!!......

Prost
Allen

[Jack L]

Thank you, Andy and Allen. Very kind.

Got the boiler walkways attached today (had my second jab at an irritating time and location, so took the day off). Made the decision that using the PE was waaay beyond my skill, I sanded down the textured plastic part and glued on the PE texture. Even before the PE, dryfitting the plates was not happening, so had to do a fair bit or surgery/butchery to get them to fit. Probably something that went amiss at the start of the build. Anyway a lot of clamping swearing and brute force later...we are almost there.



Once these are fully set, there are a few small parts to add, and that will be the build stage complete. Paint touch up, a couple of decals, then a mammoth (and slightly daunting) weathering task.

[scottie3158]

Jack,
All coming together very nicely mate.

[Jack L]

This is certainly an endurance build!

So construction is complete (apart from the smoke deflectors, which will be painted and weathered separately)…and painting pretty much there. I have made a pretty glaring mistake however. With the Eduard PE set, came some masks for the wheels. I remember thinking at the time they weren’t right, but for some reason ploughed on with them anyway. Strangely, the masks don‘t cover enough of the wheel, and give too much area to paint the shiny bare metal, i.e. the part that is in contact with the track. So I’ll have to spray the portion of the wheel that would be grey paint, and not metalic. May be tricky with all the crank things over the top. That will be tomorrow’s job, but here she is (with 7 panels glossed for the few decals), and the cab lid dryfitted. Going to do a photo shoot with the crew before I button her up never to see them again.

[Mark1]

It looks well mate,shame about the wheels.

[Jim R]

Hi Jack
That just gets more and more impressive. Very striking model. I'm sure you'll sort the wheel painting - just extra work.
jim