MDC/ROUNDHOUSE locomotive rebuilds

[cnrglen]

I decaled the engine and tender today. The decals that I got were both partial sets but They were designed to decal both the smaller and larger CPR engines. The larger tender heralds were gone but I only needed the smaller ones.

I tend to have trouble with Black cat decals, often the film doesn't dissolve with solvaset and leaves the border around them. I was a bit luckier this time, after letting them dry I sprayed with dulcoat and they turned out okay. Some of the hardest ones to apply are the front number boards, each number is a separate piece. I'm only using the white number plate that is attached to the headlight, it was just easier to handle it while still attached.
I'm also considering the cab window frames. some other these engines had them painted red, some look like they did not. Not sure what to do yet.

The rear of the tender requires the engine number as well the water and coal capacity. It took an hour or so of internet research to find the number values. Very few pictures are taken of a tender's backside!

After finishing up the decals I found that I have enough for two more smaller CPR engines.

Finally I started reassembling the frame and drive. I'll let the dulcoat on the boiler, cab and tender shell harden up a bit before handling them too much.
I have started on my next engine project, but I won't post anything until this one is finished.