Following yesterdays problems spraying the cab of the Italeri Scania I had the opportunity for a fresh start today. A rub down of the body using some fine wet and dry paper levelled off the problem areas. An un-opened tin of paint was thinned at a ratio of 60% paint to 40% thinners and mixed thoroughly. Had I got 'the knack' back to spray enamel paints? Well not quite! However results are far better than yesterday.
It needs another coat of paint and there are a few blemishes to take care of but there is one area that needs a bit more in the way of rubbing down.
Not sure what went wrong on the upper part of the left side of the cab but it looks like a run and possible reaction in the underlying paint. Whatever it is it needs to harden off before I can do anything and that will take a few days. The front panel of the cab is not glued at the bottom at the moment to allow for it to slide over the interior once the painting is complete. Italeri's construction method requires you build the exterior of the cab around the interior which does not make painting the exterior very easy or practical unless you love spending hours masking up things like windows.
I have been playing with operating my 00 gauge railway recently and today had a bit of a Class 37 evening. These two early liveried E W & S 37's gave a nice background noise from their DCC sound chips - class 37's have a great engine noise much like a large tractor which I guess is why the spotters nicknamed them tractors! 37427 is a Vi Trains model fitted with a Hornby TTS chip whilst 37114 is a Bachmann redinition with a DCC sound chip factory fitted.
An early start tomorrow with the last bank holiday opening of the Rocks by Rail Museum where we have a fully quarry day of working locomotives and excavators and me welcoming guests and taking money! Makes a change for me to take some money - its usually Mrs. Woodt who relieves me of money!
