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Title: My K-27 in HOn3 is finally finished
Post by: Graffen on March 15, 2018, 04:31:20 PM

My brass Sunset models K-27 is finished.
This has been a long road....
First I had to sort out the power pickups, and added phosphor bronze wipers.
Then I replaced the worm with a new one from NWSL.
The next was installation of a Econami decoder with stay alive and dual speakers.
The worst problem was that the drive wheels were out of gauge (and so was the tender wheels...).
I corrected that, and finally I could paint it!
I used Scalecote 1 engine black and baked it in the oven.
Then I painted the details with water based paint and a brush.
The decals are from San Juan, and it was a quick job to apply them.
The weathering is a mix of various water based paints except for the rods and valve gear which got some MIG engine oil wash (oil based).
Now I just have to add some details, such as cab curtains, water bags and such and crushed coal in the tender.

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Title: Re: My K-27 in HOn3 is finally finished
Post by: Janbouli on March 15, 2018, 04:39:32 PM

Wow , gorgeous , great job

Title: Re: My K-27 in HOn3 is finally finished
Post by: tct855 on March 15, 2018, 05:10:24 PM

Mike,
Beautiful work sir! Welcome to the team of DIY brass modelers. Thanx Thom...

Title: Re: My K-27 in HOn3 is finally finished
Post by: ACL1504 on March 15, 2018, 05:46:51 PM

Mike,

Very well done sir. And, yes, welcome to the brass re-fitters club.

Standard PFM USRA 2-8-2 on the left and personally pro painted in the middle.

I took the PFM USRA and modified it to the Seaboard Air Line Q3 2-8-2.

Tom ;D

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Title: Re: My K-27 in HOn3 is finally finished
Post by: Zephyrus52246 on March 15, 2018, 07:40:56 PM

Nice job on the K-27. The other guys' work ain't shabby, either. :)

Jeff

Title: Re: My K-27 in HOn3 is finally finished
Post by: GPdemayo on March 16, 2018, 08:28:25 AM

Good work Graffen..... 8)

Title: Re: My K-27 in HOn3 is finally finished
Post by: rslaserkits on March 16, 2018, 02:29:53 PM

Great job , love the weathering looks just like I remember it the last time I was in Colorado
rich

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