Hi,
I know painting loco/chassis kits is an emotive subject, but I wonder what other peoples thoughts are on painting Backwoods' excellent kits?
The instructions on the two I'm building both mention painting at the end of the instructions, implying that you should not even think about doing so before finishing it. I'm not sure I completely agree with that with regards to chassis - priming and painting behind small wheels could be a nightmare. Also I'd hate to ruin a good running chassis, if paint were to get in the mechanism.
What have other Backwoods builders done?
Cheers
I only have experience of building the Backwoods Steam Railcar and because it runs on a commercial chassis perhaps does not count. However, I painted the subsections of the kit as I went along, for example, coach frames, interior detailing, roof as I went along without any problems.
Julian
I Have no experience of Backwoods kits but the general rules should be the same for all most kits.
I would always paint each subsection during assembly though you might have to mask or clean the paint off some areas to enable the build to continue, especially so when you are soldering, you need a good clean surface at the best of times.
Darren.
I have now painted 7 of these things. Firstly, the chassis is treated with Carrs blackening rather than painting. Obviously there are a few places to touch up with paint at the end.
The bodies are sprayed by etch primer after a good cleaning (I put em in the washing machine at low heat). Once dry I use an air brush to paint the main colour. I never use black...but dark grey. This is as far as I go as I then send them to Tony Freestone who does excellent lining and panelling.
JdF
Quote from: pilotfriend on February 08, 2009, 18:24
(I put em in the washing machine at low heat).
The dishwasher I hope and not the frontloader with your unmentionables! :D
copy that one...I meant of course the dishwasher. I only put the cat in the washing machine