Nachoman's EOY 2010 challenge

[nachoman]

First up was to get out the box of parts. As I mentioned, pretty much all I need to do is paint and assemble. But, a previous airbrush malfunction led to a grainy first coat on the boiler. So, I will have to carefully sand the finish smooth, and apply a second coat. If you recall my previous thread on this rebuild, I made a new frame out of brass complete with a NWSL gearbox and new motor. That is all complete and has been tested, but I need to make better truck wipers.    

I had previously made a brass firebox to conceal the gearbox, and painted it using a red primer. Last night, I painted it silver.
   

   

Today, while watching football, I will work on sanding the rough paint on the boiler smooth.