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My K-27 is finished - Graffen - 03-15-2018 My brass Sunset models K-27 is finished. This has been a long road.... First I had to sort out the power pickups, and added phosphor bronze wipers. Then I replaced the worm with a new one from NWSL. The next was installation of a Econami decoder with stay alive and dual speakers. The worst problem was that the drive wheels were out of gauge (and so was the tender wheels...). I corrected that, and finally I could paint it! I used Scalecote 1 engine black and baked it in the oven. Then I painted the details with water based paint and a brush. The decals are from San Juan, and it was a quick job to apply them. The weathering is a mix of various water based paints except for the rods and valve gear which got some MIG engine oil wash (oil based). Now I just have to add some details, such as cab curtains, water bags and such and crushed coal in the tender. Re: My K-27 is finished - MountainMan - 03-15-2018 That is a beauty! Re: My K-27 is finished - Schraddel - 03-16-2018 Graffen, you have done a good deal of work. Q.: Are there any more photos of the rebuilding process? Re: My K-27 is finished - Tyson Rayles - 03-16-2018 Nice work Re: My K-27 is finished - Graffen - 03-16-2018 Schraddel Wrote:Graffen,Thanks. I have to look, I think I took some pics of the gear change. I did some pics of the regauging. |