Re: C&S Coal Gates

Posted by Norm Acker on
URL: http://c-sng-discussion-forum.254.s1.nabble.com/C-S-Coal-Gates-tp19490p19537.html

Hi Keith, they turned out really well, thanks again! The hardware is just tiny bumps but a dab with a little black/rust with a microbrush should work just fine. I painted one with Camouflage Tan and washed it with India ink & alcohol and followed with some black chalk and Dullcote. It's on top of my 9's half-empty coal load for the time being and looks great even though it's not right.

I made the mistake of creating a spreadsheet with all the project tasks for my layout that I'd like to complete for the next five to ten years - there are 27 line items, oof! I have so many simultaneous things going on (don't we all?) that I have to occasionally count fewer rivets and focus on scenery, hidden tracks, electronics, lighting, benchwork - well, we all know how that goes. :)

So these will be a great placeholder for someday when I find the time to superdetail my locomotive fleet.

And for some reason the screw end on the flue reamer feels like a challenge to me, so I might go grab my OptiViewers and a jeweler's anvil and see if I can get my eyes crossed up real good just for a break from benchwork sawdust and homasote... :D