02-11-2012, 12:43 PM
After I cleaned off the excess solder I ended up with this, a completed, round boiler and smokebox section. 
I will start on the boiler front only after enough of the boiler is completed so that I figure out how I will mount it to the frame, other wise it will just be in the way.
One other thing that I wanted to address today is the front pilot wheels, they are of an older spoked style. I am going for a mid 40's look, so they just won't do. Once again I'm going back to a method that I used on my K-1as witch had the same kind of pilot wheels. Very simply fill in the spokes with body putty and sand them to shape. It worked well on the 4-8-0 so I'm using it again.
This is the first of several applications of putty, when it dries It will get sanded and more putty added.
One other thing that I wanted to address today is the front pilot wheels, they are of an older spoked style. I am going for a mid 40's look, so they just won't do. Once again I'm going back to a method that I used on my K-1as witch had the same kind of pilot wheels. Very simply fill in the spokes with body putty and sand them to shape. It worked well on the 4-8-0 so I'm using it again.
My other car is a locomotive, ARHS restoration crew