Thanks for the positive words.
It has been a challenging, but also rewarding build.
If it wasn't for me making a dump mistake which allowed the magical decoder smoke, that resides in all decoders, to escape
she would be running on my layout now.
Unfortunately I've not been able to get the smoke back into the decoder.
New decoder has been ordered.
This thread will then be updated.
 

Hi all,

I just found this interesting video how train wheels are made.
https://youtu.be/Y7DMJMduTE4?si=lNJtsIBrn3lKSEqR
Enjoy.

Hi all,

a bit more progress on this project.
Tender has been resprayed, I didn't quite get a clean line between the red of the buffer
beam to the black of the rest of the tender body. I guess that i'll have to help a bit with a small brush.

Hi all,

first Led is in the headlight.
Has to be positioned carefully and secured with clear coat. This allows me time to get it positioned nicely.

I will have to try and take some better photos.

It's coming together very nicely! Well done so far.

I might have missed it somewhere but I saw no centre pickup on the loco, or will that go to the tender?

Thanks Ed,

it's a Fleischmann loco for the Märklin system.
Pick up shoes is under the loco chassis from the factory.

Tender body and chassis primed.
 

Hi all,

well I have finally fitted all the parts. 
Now I need to clean everything, fine grit blasting.
Basically sand blasting, but using fine aluminium oxide powder. 
Then primer.
Then paint.