Beautiful job so far Bob! So when are you going into the train manufacturing business? :biggrin2:
You certainly wouldn't have any trouble finding buyers from the looks of your work! I have wanted to build one but upstate NY is not a great place to try and run a train around when you get 2 feet of snow! :sleepy:
Question for you. What kind of paint are you using on the train? Looks like a beautiful shine on it.
Hey Bill....
One the cars, I used better grade wood so that really cut down on the prep work ... but
Believe it or not .. its spray paint.... Rust-Oleum Painter's Touch 2X.
On the train engine body:
I used water putty to fill the cruddy ply that I used and somewhat smooth the surface .. (that was MY BAD...)
Sanded
applied sanding sealer
sanded
first coat of paint
lightly sanded
second coat
I may have repeated for a third finish .. honestly .. I don't remember
At this point it had a smooth finish and a nice shine.. .
I then shot a couple of coats to polyurethane to protect it...
That's pretty much it .. the paint really does flow well...
Bob