Another brass loco project - repairs and painting.

[S&S RR]

Tom


Remind me to ask you my questions about brass locomotives when we are together at the EXPO.  You are sure doing some nice work here.

[ACL1504]

Those couplers look like I put them on.

Andy,

You couldn't possibly be that bad my friend. It took me  five minutes to get that stuff off.

Tom

[ACL1504]

Tom,

I think J2 is a Dong Jin model, you may be able to sweat the slope sheet from the rest of the bunker if you are careful. Use those wet cotton balls profusely and to your advantage. What are the heat limitations for the electronics? No baking the paint on this one.

Bob

Bob,

Thanks for checking in. NJ Custom Brass did import a J-3 Greenbrier built by Dong Jin. The J-3 is a 4-8-4. The C&O J-2 is a 4-8-2 imported by Custom Brass and built by Daiyoung. This model came out in 1978.

I'll look at the slope sheet and see how it is all soldered.

Not sure about the heat limitations on the electronics. The loco will be painted and baked PRIOR to the installation of the WOW sound decoders. That is, if and only if I get them in the tube of the tender.

Tom

[ACL1504]

Tom


Remind me to ask you my questions about brass locomotives when we are together at the EXPO.  You are sure doing some nice work here.

John,

Sure thing. I look forward to the conversation. Looking forward to the EXPO as well.


Tom

[RWL]

Tom,

You might be better off attempting to install one of the cell phone speakers in the boiler and keep all the electronics in the engine. It won't pull anything, but it will save you time and effort from modifying the tender.

Bob

[ACL1504]

Tom,

You might be better off attempting to install one of the cell phone speakers in the boiler and keep all the electronics in the engine. It won't pull anything, but it will save you time and effort from modifying the tender.

Bob

Bob,

I have a cell speaker in another Vandy tender and it sounds great.  I need this loco to pull about 15-17 cars and a brass caboose so the decoder in the boiler isn't an option. Modifying the tender isn't a problem but I don't want to start cutting until I decide on a successful way to do it. If not, I'll dump the loco.

One other option is to use a regular square tender like a USRA type and decal it for the A&S RR.

Tom

[ACL1504]

This morning I was on a roll and stripped the log cars, repaired one, painted, baked and then added the trucks and couplers.

[ACL1504]

I made one log rack for the one missing. The one on the right is original and the one on the left I made from brass stock. Not perfect but will do when the logs are added.



Coupler pockets repaired and couplers added.



Now back to the locomotives. Log cars were painted with Floquil Red Oxide.

[ACL1504]

Prior to putting the side rods and eccentric crank back on the loco, I decided to change the look of these pieces. I wanted them to look more like polish steel rather than the chrome finish. Below is a photo of the parts I'm referring to.



I sprayed them with full strength Scalecoat Flat Finish and let dry.

In the photo below you can see the difference on the main side rod on the top. This one has been sprayed with the flat finish. The one on the bottom shows the chrome finish on the back.



Here is how they look on the locomotive.



Continued in a few.

[ACL1504]

I mentioned earlier in the post that this version of the PFM USRA 2-8-2 came with a separate back head and detail. I painted the details and reattached it to the rear of the firebox.



I'm assuming everyone noticed the green front cab wall. Since the cab also comes off this model, painted the insiode of the cab a light green. I mixed a little Floquil Reading Green and Floquil Reefer White.

[ACL1504]

I painted the inside window trim of the cab red to match the red on the outside of the windows. I used Floquil Signal Red for the windows.



Preiser Engineer and Fireman were added next. The cab roof was then installed.



Continued in a few.

[ACL1504]

Fast forward and this one is finished. Well, almost! It still needs the DCC decoder installed, coal load, front marker jewels and very light weathering. It is decaled for the Seaboard Air Line RR and is a freight locomotive. The decals are Champ decals. Champ has been closed for several years now.

[ACL1504]

This loco will also be used on the Ovalix as a pusher so I installed a red MV Lens Products #L117 in the rear light socket.

Continued in a few.

[ACL1504]

The reason I painted the interior cab green, is because I also installed a cab light.



Here's a view of the cab interior and light without the tender in tow. Notice my cab tarp rolled up at the top.



Thanks for following and comments/criticism are welcome. It's how we learn and get better.

Three down and five locos to go along with one brass SAL caboose.

Tom

[BandOGuy]

Great job!
Most inspiring, but........
Unless you had written permission from ReadingBob, I find the desecration of Reading Green objectionable. Guess I'll have to go hide in my safe space.
Sarcasm suspended.