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Part 56: painting a brass C25


M Graff

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My Westside models C25 in HOn3 will be getting some upgrades.

It already has new gears installed and will now get sound, lights and a good paint job.

I will also improve the power pick-ups with added wipers on the tender and the locomotive.

 

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The parts involved (well, at least some of them...).

 

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Disassembly of the locomotive.

 

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The main parts cleaned with soda and repaired. Some loose solder joints that had to be fixed.

 

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AO blasted, ready for paint. As can be seen it isn't air blowed clean yet as some of the blasting medium is still on the model.

 

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More blasted parts...

 

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Painted and decalled. The paint is Scalecoat 1 engine black that has been baked in the oven.

The decals are from San Juan decals. The number was easy to choose as the D&RGW only had one C25; #375...

 

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The smokebox is painted with Alclad silver.

 

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The tender shell.

 

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All in all a good start on the project. 

Now I have to install the decoder, light and speaker.

Then some light weathering... I'll be making it look like the photos of the original.

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