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Here is the 1/2 finished kit as I received it on December 22, 2008. Mostly it just needed the water pump system completed in the Mimi Tender and paintjob to finish it up.
So I sanded all the "to be painted" parts down and applied the paint. The paint I used is Rustoleum High Heat Satin Black. Its the first time I have ever painted metal and I think I did a good job considering. I also got a small can of flat white oil based paint to do the trims and the engine number. I got the railroad font, Railroad Roman, and measured on the engine the area I needed for the numbers. I made a square in photoshop, painted it black and put in the numbers "531" in the center white. Then I printed this on card stock paper and cut it out with a xacto knife making a stencil. Then I scotch taped the stencil, and "very sparingly" painted in the stencil. Waited until dry, then removed the stencil and did the other side. Here are the results.
If I were to do it again, I think I would try vinyl decals or the water slide on ones, but I am no expert so I dont know.
I took these photos late at night last night, so I will update this post later with better pictures, howto firing videos (once I get it down to a science) etc. Its all ready to get all dirty/weathered up!
btw I photoshop the railroad letters I want to put on the tender but I dont think I am good enough to just paint them on, so I want to know how everyone else would approach this decal?
PHOTOSHOPPED PHOTO, not real.... yet lol.
Well anyway, its ready to be brought to diamondhead for its first public running (will practice locally to get the running down pat, have welsh coal now!).
Years after I hope to add some more detailing to the engine plus finish the new larger tender for this engine (hold coal + tools, and more water, have the brass stamped and cut, needs soldiered and put together).
Any comments ans suggestions are welcome.

So I sanded all the "to be painted" parts down and applied the paint. The paint I used is Rustoleum High Heat Satin Black. Its the first time I have ever painted metal and I think I did a good job considering. I also got a small can of flat white oil based paint to do the trims and the engine number. I got the railroad font, Railroad Roman, and measured on the engine the area I needed for the numbers. I made a square in photoshop, painted it black and put in the numbers "531" in the center white. Then I printed this on card stock paper and cut it out with a xacto knife making a stencil. Then I scotch taped the stencil, and "very sparingly" painted in the stencil. Waited until dry, then removed the stencil and did the other side. Here are the results.
If I were to do it again, I think I would try vinyl decals or the water slide on ones, but I am no expert so I dont know.




I took these photos late at night last night, so I will update this post later with better pictures, howto firing videos (once I get it down to a science) etc. Its all ready to get all dirty/weathered up!
btw I photoshop the railroad letters I want to put on the tender but I dont think I am good enough to just paint them on, so I want to know how everyone else would approach this decal?
PHOTOSHOPPED PHOTO, not real.... yet lol.

Well anyway, its ready to be brought to diamondhead for its first public running (will practice locally to get the running down pat, have welsh coal now!).
Years after I hope to add some more detailing to the engine plus finish the new larger tender for this engine (hold coal + tools, and more water, have the brass stamped and cut, needs soldiered and put together).
Any comments ans suggestions are welcome.