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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.

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Re: My K-27 is finished - MountainMan - 03-15-2018

That is a beauty! Thumbsup

Re: My K-27 is finished - Schraddel - 03-16-2018

Graffen,

you have done a good deal of work. Thumbsup Applause
Q.: Are there any more photos of the rebuilding process?

Re: My K-27 is finished - Tyson Rayles - 03-16-2018

Nice work Thumbsup Applause Cheers

Re: My K-27 is finished - Graffen - 03-16-2018

Schraddel Wrote:Graffen,

you have done a good deal of work. Thumbsup Applause
Q.: Are there any more photos of the rebuilding process?
Thanks.
I have to look, I think I took some pics of the gear change.
I did some pics of the regauging.