BR 03 154

[capeklr]

Hi all,

little by little this project is progressing.
I've started to think about holding the body of both loco and tender for the final spray painting and have come up with
a plan.
Cut some wood, got some M 5 threaded rod and nuts and put my plan into action.
Result, 
Note the use of wing nuts for easy adjust ability.
I've made a second one for the tender as well.

 

[capeklr]

Here's how the tender body is held.
Wing nut from the inside as this clamp works the other way. It spreads to hold the body.

[capeklr]

Then I discovered that I can use a vice to hold my project to work on it. 
I've also got the air pipe for my new air brush sorted and did a few practice sprays on some paper
this morning to get to know my double action internal mix air brush.
I had up to now only had experience with a external mix single action air brush.
 

[capeklr]

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.

[capeklr]

Hi all,

a semi successful day.
While grit blasting the loco body I unfortunately damaged the one smoke deflector. 
Will have to repair this now.
Anyway I did blast the other parts as well.
 

[capeklr]

Tender body and chassis primed.
 

[capeklr]

Hi all,

today I managed to prime the loco body.
 

[BigEd]

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?

[capeklr]

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.

[capeklr]

Hi all,

unfortunately I have had to strip the tender body again as I've had a mishap
with the painting process. 
But I've now painted the loco body and cab.
Next step is to get the Led's into the lamps in front and the cab.

[capeklr]

I will have to try and take some better photos.

[capeklr]

Hi all,

last night I started with the wood paneling in the cab.
Also a nice way to hide the wires for the cab light.
I also cleaned and painted the headlight reflectors white.
Now to carefully glue the tiny Led's into the headlights.

[capeklr]

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.

[capeklr]

Hi all,

well this morning I fitted the circuit boards for the lights inside the loco.
Temporary connected to my power supply to test.
Decoder will go in later.

[capeklr]

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.