Rainbows in the Lehigh Valley Gorge

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Thanks Tom! Makes it better.... unless I make it look worse! (of course, everything can be fixed with a little weathering...)

While I sprayed the tiny rain gutters, horns and horn bracket I also hit the Executive Line railings I ended up buying (black) with a light base coat of green spray paint. The verticals are in Reading green, the rails in yellow from the pictures I've come across. The previous owner used yellow only on everything, so just that little detail is going to make this locomotive look different.

While everything's apart, now's a good time to drill holes for the grab irons. Fortunately, even the Stewart Hobbies version of the C630 has starter locations for all of the holes built ito the plastic body, so it won't take too long to drill. There are also corner grabs in the kit which I'll add as well as lifting eyes (drill holes needed) and windshield wipers. The MU hoses and coupler release bars were already on this one, so that stuff won't need any attention. Total buy for the detail kit was $19.95. I didn't think that was too bad considering all of the pieces you get.

I believe I'm going to check each detail install for fit and then prepaint them all before final install, with paint touchups after that. No pictures until I start some assembly.