A few photos from August that I neglected to post, showing the engineers side piping and the painted air pumps and pilot shields. Details of the pumps are lost in the shadows on my workbench but should be more visible on the layout.
Now the past two weeks have been busy on this project again - the smokebox was hand brushed with Vallejo Gray-Black, same as the smokebox front.
The bottom of the boiler was also given a few light coats of Tru-Color black. I've been practicing with my airbrush over the summer, and got lucky that the Tru-Color black blends nicely with the stock Lionel boiler paint so I don't need to repaint the whole shell. Individual detail parts were also painted at the same time.
I also removed the "New York Central" lettering from the Mohawk tender shell I acquired using a Q-tip and some lacquer thinner, and added "New Haven" decals. I eventually hope to have a Vanderbilt tender for this engine, so I left the road number off the back in case I want to repurpose this tender later.
~Chris
