With the body now in one piece (apart from a few details to be added later) I can start thinking about paint. First though comes primer. After a good scrub with Cif and an old toothbrush I started with a very light coat of Hycote grey acrylic from a rattlecan. This gave me an idea of how much work the body would need to make it ready for the top coat, highlighting any gaps and blemishes that need sorting out. I find grey to be the best colour for showing up imperfections. After that first coat I could see a few areas which needed work, and set to with a little filler and rubbing sticks, as well as replacing a handrail that got dislodged during cleaning;
Note that the handrails have been blackened, with Birchwood Casey Brass Black, so that if the paint does rub off at any time it doesn't expose shiny brass.
Once I was happy with the finish I
decanted some white Hycote primer into a bottle and, using my airbrush, gave the model a coat of white primer;
Now the loco was ready for undercoating, as I the loco will carry a red livery I used Tamiya X6 orange as red paint is translucent;
The next job will be to apply the main livery.
Paul.
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