I have not been slacking, did make a little progress, I had to paint the truck side frames black, I had to order a passenger pilot from Lionel and paint that, and cut a frame in half, drill and tap a few new holes and use the fuel tank to join the 2 frame halves together. I still need to lengthen the wire harness inside the locomotive (what a rats nest those are...….)
I have decals on order, a little bit more sanding on the smaller hatch I made.
however I did take the locomotive outside and took a few progress photos...…..