I finally got my hands on some Dullcoat and finished my B&M cabeese. Then being a little disappointed in how "light" the Spectrum Mountain turned out to be (not disapointed in the loco itself!), I took other measures to bash a loco I had planned to bash with the Spectrum loco, a B&M R-1-a (or d). Lacking the necessary centipede tender, I began work on an R-1-a using a decent running Bachmann Northern as the base and a left -over 12 wheel tender from the parts box. I had hoped to have it done by tonight but, several minor problems requiring a little thought cropped up and delayed the finish. However, it is beginning to look like (but not exactly) the loco I wanted to have pulling my varnish. I'll add the finishing touches as the week goes on.
B&M R-1-a 4-8-2
- Thread starter absnut
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philip
I put most of the finishing touches on it this week-end. Will have to examine photos of the prototype to find more "necessary" details.
I used grimy black paint on it in places but, unfortunately, under the flash, it comes out looking quite gray so, I'll have to tone that down a bit. In normal light, it looks, well, er... normal.
I used grimy black paint on it in places but, unfortunately, under the flash, it comes out looking quite gray so, I'll have to tone that down a bit. In normal light, it looks, well, er... normal.
