flyboy2610
Loveably weird
I say do the ten-wheeler!
Here we are with completed detail painting. The boiler is just sitting on the chassis at the moment. Decaling after dinner. Ribeye steaks off the grill. Ahhhh...
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Sunset Models, especially the Prestige Series, are lightly detailed and pretty simple to take apart. Just take photos , especially an underneath view so you can see the proper side rod configuration, and make sure to check your side rod screws for different lengths. If you have different lengths, be sure and note what went where, as it only goes together one way. Look at driver counterweight size. Typically you'll have the two smallest at each end, the middle one at the second position, and the big one where the main rod connects. Go slow, take notes, and plenty of photos to document your progress. Grab yourself some compartmented storage boxes to keep the little parts in. Separate left and right rods. PM me if you get stuck. There's always a first one!Well, you were right....... I scored a Sunset M-1 and and M-1A 4-8-2 with tenders. Both pairs are out of a collectors hoard still in their box and plastic. Not sure if I should attempt this though.
It probably is. Right now the boiler is just resting on the chassis for photos . I still have to do the Flat coating, and the electrical work (headlight and DCC). The drawbar is also missing. This model has slightly undersized drivers, a compromise to operability at the time it was built, so the whole thing looks like it's a little high. Look at the C-10 earlier in the thread. It has the proper size drivers.not to knitpick, but the cab looks lower than the smokebox. Maybe an optical illusion?
Sunset Models, especially the Prestige Series, are lightly detailed and pretty simple to take apart. Just take photos , especially an underneath view so you can see the proper side rod configuration, and make sure to check your side rod screws for different lengths. If you have different lengths, be sure and note what went where, as it only goes together one way. Look at driver counterweight size. Typically you'll have the two smallest at each end, the middle one at the second position, and the big one where the main rod connects. Go slow, take notes, and plenty of photos to document your progress. Grab yourself some compartmented storage boxes to keep the little parts in. Separate left and right rods. PM me if you get stuck. There's always a first one!
The nice thing about the forum is that the show is never over!Late to the show, but very nice looking models. I keep watching estate sales for this kind of stuff as I can.