The “Honey-Do” list was a bit long so progress has been slow. However,
The footboards kept falling off whatever I used to glue them. Partly because the chassis is very heavy and the body is not actually attached - so to lift it requires getting your hands underneath and clobbering the footboard. I tried gorilla and acc glues, and finally put a very small screw in to the bracket underneath, then carved off the sharp bit of screw with the Dremel.
I had decided to add another switch/relay to my rig to control the horn from my remote, and my care package arrived from Tony in Oz, so I took the electronics out and figured out where it could be squeezed in under the roof. (It’s the loop of wire top right plugged in to the micro-receiver.)
After putting it all back together, I added a temporary roof and took it to the Calusa Creek RR for a test.
Looked good, so the roof was finished. The kit included 2 pieces of ‘cloth’ which resulted in a seam, so I cut some small strips of tape and made my own ‘seams’. The stack/exhaust was relocated from over the drivers head to about mid-way.
Then I got out my Woodland Scenic dry transfer decals and added the number. I noticed some white lines on the sheet, so I figured they would make a good stripe. I also painted the shiny wheels black.
Not much left to do, except a quick wash to take off the shine and put it back together.