Reply to "Tan Ives 3242 is back in action..."

Thanks to everyone for the compliments. With so few tan 3242's out there, once I realized the old paint was under there, there was no way I could bring myself to simply repaint it. Actually, I'm a little upset with myself for buffing the brass so much, but there was soooo much corrosion on some of the brass that it took major buffing to get rid of it on a couple of the plates and handrails. Once that was done, I had to polish all the brass to match because it just looked mismatched. It'll dull down soon enough I suppose. Regardless, thanks again.

And as for the bare metal, the loco's wearing a good coat of wax now and it's in a heated and cooled environment, so, it's not going to start rusting anytime soon! Take care!