11-08-2019, 12:47 AM
...continued...
..and here, installed on the mechanism...
![[Image: 100_8188.jpg]](https://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/doctorwayne/BOWSER%20PRR%20A-5/100_8188.jpg)
Because the model is cast metal, it was easier to drill oversize holes for mounting the small details, as drilling the zinc with small-size drill bits often resulted in either broken or severely-worn bits. Once the larger holes were drilled, I used styrene rod about .003" or .004" in diameter greater than the holes, dipping the rod into MEK in order to soften its exterior surfaces. After a couple-or-three such dips, the over-size rod was easily forced into the under-size holes. Once it re-hardened, any protruding material was sliced-off and the area filed or sanded smooth. It was then easy to use a small drill bit (in a pin vise) to drill suitably-sized holes for detail parts, such as the grabirons on the sides of the sand box (dome).
A front view (the headlight lense is not yet cemented in place)...
![[Image: 100_8194.jpg]](https://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/doctorwayne/BOWSER%20PRR%20A-5/100_8194.jpg)
...and the view into the cab, with its not quite complete boiler backhead...
![[Image: 100_8190.jpg]](https://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/doctorwayne/BOWSER%20PRR%20A-5/100_8190.jpg)
A few photos of the painted and lettered loco before weathering...
![[Image: DSCF6019.jpg]](https://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/doctorwayne/BOWSER%20PRR%20A-5/DSCF6019.jpg)
![[Image: DSCF6018.jpg]](https://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/doctorwayne/BOWSER%20PRR%20A-5/DSCF6018.jpg)
![[Image: DSCF6021.jpg]](https://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/doctorwayne/BOWSER%20PRR%20A-5/DSCF6021.jpg)
![[Image: DSCF6020.jpg]](https://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/doctorwayne/BOWSER%20PRR%20A-5/DSCF6020.jpg)
...and a look inside the cab...
![[Image: DSCF6017.jpg]](https://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/doctorwayne/BOWSER%20PRR%20A-5/DSCF6017.jpg)
I took some more photos after adding some weathering, a combination of airbrushed paint and brush-applied artists' pastels...
![[Image: 100_8319.jpg]](https://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/doctorwayne/BOWSER%20PRR%20A-5/100_8319.jpg)
![[Image: 100_8318.jpg]](https://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/doctorwayne/BOWSER%20PRR%20A-5/100_8318.jpg)
![[Image: 100_8317.jpg]](https://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/doctorwayne/BOWSER%20PRR%20A-5/100_8317.jpg)
![[Image: 100_8316.jpg]](https://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/doctorwayne/BOWSER%20PRR%20A-5/100_8316.jpg)
![[Image: 100_8315.jpg]](https://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/doctorwayne/BOWSER%20PRR%20A-5/100_8315.jpg)
![[Image: 100_8314.jpg]](https://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/doctorwayne/BOWSER%20PRR%20A-5/100_8314.jpg)
![[Image: 100_8312.jpg]](https://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/doctorwayne/BOWSER%20PRR%20A-5/100_8312.jpg)
....continued in next post....
..and here, installed on the mechanism...
![[Image: 100_8188.jpg]](https://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/doctorwayne/BOWSER%20PRR%20A-5/100_8188.jpg)
Because the model is cast metal, it was easier to drill oversize holes for mounting the small details, as drilling the zinc with small-size drill bits often resulted in either broken or severely-worn bits. Once the larger holes were drilled, I used styrene rod about .003" or .004" in diameter greater than the holes, dipping the rod into MEK in order to soften its exterior surfaces. After a couple-or-three such dips, the over-size rod was easily forced into the under-size holes. Once it re-hardened, any protruding material was sliced-off and the area filed or sanded smooth. It was then easy to use a small drill bit (in a pin vise) to drill suitably-sized holes for detail parts, such as the grabirons on the sides of the sand box (dome).
A front view (the headlight lense is not yet cemented in place)...
![[Image: 100_8194.jpg]](https://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/doctorwayne/BOWSER%20PRR%20A-5/100_8194.jpg)
...and the view into the cab, with its not quite complete boiler backhead...
![[Image: 100_8190.jpg]](https://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/doctorwayne/BOWSER%20PRR%20A-5/100_8190.jpg)
A few photos of the painted and lettered loco before weathering...
![[Image: DSCF6019.jpg]](https://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/doctorwayne/BOWSER%20PRR%20A-5/DSCF6019.jpg)
![[Image: DSCF6018.jpg]](https://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/doctorwayne/BOWSER%20PRR%20A-5/DSCF6018.jpg)
![[Image: DSCF6021.jpg]](https://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/doctorwayne/BOWSER%20PRR%20A-5/DSCF6021.jpg)
![[Image: DSCF6020.jpg]](https://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/doctorwayne/BOWSER%20PRR%20A-5/DSCF6020.jpg)
...and a look inside the cab...
![[Image: DSCF6017.jpg]](https://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/doctorwayne/BOWSER%20PRR%20A-5/DSCF6017.jpg)
I took some more photos after adding some weathering, a combination of airbrushed paint and brush-applied artists' pastels...
![[Image: 100_8319.jpg]](https://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/doctorwayne/BOWSER%20PRR%20A-5/100_8319.jpg)
![[Image: 100_8318.jpg]](https://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/doctorwayne/BOWSER%20PRR%20A-5/100_8318.jpg)
![[Image: 100_8317.jpg]](https://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/doctorwayne/BOWSER%20PRR%20A-5/100_8317.jpg)
![[Image: 100_8316.jpg]](https://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/doctorwayne/BOWSER%20PRR%20A-5/100_8316.jpg)
![[Image: 100_8315.jpg]](https://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/doctorwayne/BOWSER%20PRR%20A-5/100_8315.jpg)
![[Image: 100_8314.jpg]](https://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/doctorwayne/BOWSER%20PRR%20A-5/100_8314.jpg)
![[Image: 100_8312.jpg]](https://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/doctorwayne/BOWSER%20PRR%20A-5/100_8312.jpg)
....continued in next post....