After a work-induced hiatus, progress is back. Both of the shells have been primed and painted:
Not bad for a rattle-can paint job. The smokebox is still in primer, and will get "graphited" at the end. Detail paint and decals are going on:
I usually use dry transfers, but K4 Decals has a complete Southern set that I decided to try. They're pretty easy to use. It doesn't show up well in the photo, but I clearcoated the area where the decals go, as it helps to hide the film. Once you put another clearcoat on top, it pretty much disappears (sort of). I've already clearcoated the tender, and just have to put in the coal load and the dog house. The loco has a new identity!
