Another Brass Repair, Detailing and Painting Southern Ms-4 Class 2-8-2

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Here is a sneak preview of the painted cab interior. You can also see the new firebox door.



Photos of the new loco paint job tomorrow afternoon.

Tom

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Here is some information on the locomotive painting.

The inside of the bell and clapper were hand painted using Floquil Signal Red. All the additional items listed below were hand painted with Floquil paints.

All water valves were painted red and I added a bell and whistle cord out of .006 brass wire from Details Associates. The two wire cords were painted with Earth. The exterior window frames were hand painted with Signal Red. The cab interior was spray painted with a mix of Reefer White and Dark Green. Acetate was used for the cab window glass.

The rubber hoses on the pilot and tender were painted using a mix of Rust and Foundation. The bell, whistle and pop valves were painted Brass.

I cut a small piece of paper, rolled it and tied the ends with thread. This was painted with Earth and glued it to the exterior of the cab for a rolled cab tarp.

The main loco was painted with Scalecoat exclusively using my "Langford loco paint mix". Graphite was used for the smoke box and firebox. The tender deck, cab roof and doghouse roof were all painted with Oxide Red.

The cylinder heads on the steam chest, front and edge of the pilot and edges of the running boards were hand painted using Aluminum.

The driver tires and all other wheel rims were hand painted with White. I painted the inside of the headlight White as well.

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What ever happened to this locomotive?

Purchased for $149.99. Repaired, repainted and resold six weeks later on Ebay for $850.00.

Thanks for following along. It was fun reliving the adventure.

Tom

[ak-milw]

Excellent work Tom

[jimmillho]

I remember it well.,

Jim

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Excellent work Tom

Andy,

Much appreciated, thanks for following.

Tom

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I remember it well.,

Jim

Jim,

This is one that turned out as planned. Not interested in doing it again that's for sure.

Tom

[jerryrbeach]

You should do a Makeover Show.  The photos show two completely different locomotives.  Simply amazing!!! 

[GPdemayo]

Love watching the ole' Master at work.....

[Mkrailway]

Drool....

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You should do a Makeover Show.  The photos show two completely different locomotives.  Simply amazing!!!

Jerry,

Thank you for the very kind compliment.

Tom

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Love watching the ole' Master at work.....

Greg,

Thank you, much appreciated.

Tom

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Drool....

Marty,

I've got your covered and the napkin. Thank you.

Tom