Have now added the skins to the timber frame of the boiler

Used Evo stik express on one part but found this too thick and the part almost ended up becoming a part of me.

Reverted to the good old super glue gel with more success

Used some pins to hold the skin in place whist the glue went off. They will not show on the final model so will leave them in situ

Next step is to glue the parts of the boiler together and fill in where necessary, sand and then paint

Will use some Perfect Plastic Putty as recommended by my local model store. according the the blurb on the box it "Fills fine gaps, Creates invisible seams"
We shall see

Picture attached

Hey Gil,
I found this video on youtube of the Jupiter replica.The front door is open and you can see the interior cab color is a dark green.

I think I will try to match that for my Jupiter

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8vIX1JLV_s

Carl

I can't see any of the last lot of pics on my playbook, is it me or are you using another method to post pics? Enjoying watching the two different building methods.

have now painted the Boiler using the satin finish and not the flat black recommended as i prefer the look

A steady hand was needed to paint the number and surround

Have started work on the interior of the cab LOTS of small parts to fit and paint

Should be fun !!!!!!

Still plenty of work on the boiler which will continue when the paint is dry

Wow Gil, I love the look of this, you are doing a fantastic job with it and especially love the trestle you have built to display it on

Thanks for the comments everyone



Carl I still have a bit to go to catch you up but "its not a race but a journey"



Have built the framework for the tender but have yet to cover it

Spending time on the controls for the cab interior.

Still not 100% on what colours (colors) to use whether to go for the suggested colours (colors) or not
Have seen a picture on the web of an interior for the cab which shows the wood varnished and not painted, but this would mean I would have to line the interior with timber strips to match the exterior.

been busy painting the interior cab components

Items required :-

Paint - Gold-Silver-Red-Black
Brushes - various sizes
Patience - Large quantities
Ear plugs for the wife

Still when all said and done am happy with the results so far, all I have to do now is fit them to the cab which is the next job once the cab has been painted

The next step for the boiler construction is to add the brass bands that go around the boiler

Provided are a number of brass strips which need to be bent to fit around the cylinder of the boiler

My first attempt using long round nose pliers was poor resulting in too many kinks in the brass.

Thinking cap on ????, My son is a plumber and had numerous copper fittings which he uses in the course of his work.

A quick look at what is in the shed I found a fitting used to reduce 22mm pipe to 15mm. Putting this on the end on my finger (bit like a thimble) I worked the brass strip around the large end first then the smaller end resulting in a length of brass the required shape to fit the boiler and no kinks

Jobs a goodun

Looking good Gil

Great work Gill, its looking awesome