01-25-2013, 07:08 PM
Thanks for the kind words Sumpter,,I am a fan of your work also.
I did some more finishing sanding to the tender shells. I also removed the molded on grabs from them. I noticed that the two shells are of slightly different plastics. The Bicentennial one is a harder plastic ,as the other one is softer and has more pronounced rivet detail.
My next step was to remove the slight lip from the tender frame and sand it smooth.
Now the other shell is soaking in some denatured alcohol so that I can strip the paint from it.
I did some more finishing sanding to the tender shells. I also removed the molded on grabs from them. I noticed that the two shells are of slightly different plastics. The Bicentennial one is a harder plastic ,as the other one is softer and has more pronounced rivet detail.
My next step was to remove the slight lip from the tender frame and sand it smooth.
Now the other shell is soaking in some denatured alcohol so that I can strip the paint from it.
My other car is a locomotive, ARHS restoration crew