09-26-2009, 04:21 PM
With all the repairs done and the locomotive test run with the tender on DCC it is now ready for the paint shop. I forgot to take some pictures of the wiring setup and the drive with the motor and gearbox in place but I will take some when I reassemble the locomotive and tender after painting.
When I received this locomotive and seen how bad it looked I had figured it would be a big project to restore it back to running shape. The fact the drive was in great working shape helped speed things along but I have to say that all the other repairs went real well and were not all that hard. In the end I would say it looked a lot worse than it really was.
The last thing I did was glue some etched brass cab numbers on each side of the cab with epoxy. It was originally number #1383. Well at least that is what is written on the inside of the Van Hobbies box in marker but as I did with my other two rebuilds it got a new road number. It is now #1402.
It is supposed to rain here for a couple of day so sandblasting it with baking soda will have to wait for a nice day as I do it outside. If things go good I am hoping to paint it next weekend. I am looking forward to seeing this one done.
Wayne Reid
When I received this locomotive and seen how bad it looked I had figured it would be a big project to restore it back to running shape. The fact the drive was in great working shape helped speed things along but I have to say that all the other repairs went real well and were not all that hard. In the end I would say it looked a lot worse than it really was.
The last thing I did was glue some etched brass cab numbers on each side of the cab with epoxy. It was originally number #1383. Well at least that is what is written on the inside of the Van Hobbies box in marker but as I did with my other two rebuilds it got a new road number. It is now #1402.
It is supposed to rain here for a couple of day so sandblasting it with baking soda will have to wait for a nice day as I do it outside. If things go good I am hoping to paint it next weekend. I am looking forward to seeing this one done.
Wayne Reid