This model locomotive is now ready for primer. All the construction is finished. There will be quite a few fiddly bits to add later but now I get to see what it's going to look like in a single colour.
Backwoods have produced quite an unconventional kit. While there are some standard construction jobs such as the cab, most has been more akin to scratchbuilding but with help. The builder has to make a lot of decisions - the cab back for instance has to be altered from another part. Handles are formed from wire - except for the regulator which is a nice etching.
There isn't a huge amount of the original Bachmann model left this time. I could have left the chimney but that would mean not using the nice whitemetal replacement. The footplate is cut back quite dramatically which alters the look of the loco quite a lot around the wheels.
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