09-29-2024, 04:22 AM
I started to prep the car for painting, taking it out and giving it a quick examination.
on closer inspection I don't think it has a clear coat of laquer. Instead it was plated or anodized in either nickel or some other silver finish. Realizing this it made the painting job a bit easier.
The trucks are also brass and plated. The wheelsets are permamently installed. I'll have to figure out the painting procedure for this. I'll probably lightly primer and paint everything and the clean the wheel treads after. You can also see the coupler mounting pads on the right. I had to fit couplers onto the car as well.
A Kadee coupler pocket screws right onto the coupler pad. They even supply the screws for instalation.
and the coupler height is spot on.
Dissasembly is pretty easy. I Rapido car this isn't. There's just six screws holding the bottom the the shell. The trucks have small bolts, nuts and washers holding them on. I baged all the hardware and set it aside. I left the coupler screws to keep the threads clear of paint fouling them.
After dissassembly I scuffed the shell and underframe lightly with a very fine scotch bright pad, washed all the parts to be painted with some dish soap, rinsed throughly and let the air dry.
I primered the shell with Tamiya fine surface primer, both inside and out. It took about four light coats to cover without filling in the detail. I'm pretty happy with the results.
On the other hand this stuff is pretty nasty if you have any resperatory issues. I used it in my ventalated paint booth and felt the effects for a bit afterwards. I understand that it was just banned in Canada so if you have any breathing issues, take percautions when using this stuff.
on closer inspection I don't think it has a clear coat of laquer. Instead it was plated or anodized in either nickel or some other silver finish. Realizing this it made the painting job a bit easier.
The trucks are also brass and plated. The wheelsets are permamently installed. I'll have to figure out the painting procedure for this. I'll probably lightly primer and paint everything and the clean the wheel treads after. You can also see the coupler mounting pads on the right. I had to fit couplers onto the car as well.
A Kadee coupler pocket screws right onto the coupler pad. They even supply the screws for instalation.
and the coupler height is spot on.
Dissasembly is pretty easy. I Rapido car this isn't. There's just six screws holding the bottom the the shell. The trucks have small bolts, nuts and washers holding them on. I baged all the hardware and set it aside. I left the coupler screws to keep the threads clear of paint fouling them.
After dissassembly I scuffed the shell and underframe lightly with a very fine scotch bright pad, washed all the parts to be painted with some dish soap, rinsed throughly and let the air dry.
I primered the shell with Tamiya fine surface primer, both inside and out. It took about four light coats to cover without filling in the detail. I'm pretty happy with the results.
On the other hand this stuff is pretty nasty if you have any resperatory issues. I used it in my ventalated paint booth and felt the effects for a bit afterwards. I understand that it was just banned in Canada so if you have any breathing issues, take percautions when using this stuff.