I managed to complete the vertical boiler class A Climax. I researched the likely color of this locomotive in 1910. From what I could read it was primarily painted black.
I elected to paint mine as a flat black beast.
The Tsunami 2 steam decoder I got for Christmas worked after all that infinitesimal wiring soldering and insulating!!
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So, to celebrate and since it was a Christmas gift, who better to christen the "Bull of the Woods" than Santee Claus hisself?
The man in red was really moved by the deep gorge at the Kit Creek watershed.
He was glad to get back to the relative safety of rail camp and was looking for his reindeer and sleigh to get him gone.
Next to come are windows for the cab, a decal for "Bull O' Woods" and light weathering.
Looking forward to choosing one of the 60 whistles and all the other electronic goodies that come with a Tsunami 2 decoder.
Thanks for looking.Doc Tom