Foster Street - Time to Splash as bit of paint about - 3
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Apparently something is going on later this month, apparently is something big, I got a clue to this when I came home from work in the week, and the Domestic Overlord had left some tinsel on the sofa.
Now possessing detection skills that would make Sherlock Holmes to shame, my little grey cells kicked into action. Tinsel, shiny, and red, elementary my dear chap, it was the DO's subtle hint that I should spend some time on my current project of producing some Crimson tanks for the fleet, see I'm no fool.
So I made a effort to apply numbers and branding to the locomotives, I have been slowly adding the lining over the last few weeks and I only have a couple of boiler bands to finish, then maybe a coating of grot?
Anyway just in case anyone might be interested here's how they are looking now.
Fowler Half Cab 1F
It started out as a very basic attempt to turn an old Farish 3F into something more interesting, I know the rivet counters will go mad but from a distance it looks okay. I must admit I think even with my shaky lining I think she looks pretty good, and once I get the goods yard sorted on Foster Street will be good shunting a few wagons about. 
Johnson 1P
This started off as Dapol M7, in previous entries you will see that when I converted this I painted it in a black livery, because I thought that painting her crimson was a little too much effort at the time. Still this decision kept nagging away at me, in the end I gave in and she got the paint job she should have had from the start.
All I need to do now is add a little weight to aid traction, but there is not a lot of space to play with, just to make handling the push pull coaches easier, unless I get some 4 wheelers.......
Fowler Flat Iron
This is a real miss match of bits and bobs, years ago (more than I care to remember) I remember getting a kit for this at an exhibition. Not being a Soldering God at that point, when I tried to construct it I sorted of melted the thing into a rather nice blob. Anyway not throwing anything away that might be of use if only for adding weight to locomotives it sat in a box, until Phil.
Phil (the sensible member of the operating team, and that's saying something) is always going on about big tank engines, so out came the old kit from which I was able to rescue the smoke box, a lot of effort later and a lot of curves on the lining, and don't ask about the chassis but we have.
So there you have it, 3 crimson locomotives pretty much ready to add to the fleet, just a few little jobs to complete on them and they maybe a lot of weathering to cover up most of the lining, but that's it I think.
What next? well I think the next locomotives will be finished in plain black, oh and as for being some sort of master detective, perhaps the Domestic Overlord was not dropping a hint to work on my trains, but because its nearly CHRISTMAS.
Anyway until the next time as ever Happy Modelling and have a HAPPY CHRISTMAS 
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