Cab
Painting One way to handle a part such as the locomo- tive cab is by extending a small wood dowel or stir stick through the win- dows. This allows mov- ing it without actually touching the wet paint with your fingers.
walkway components into a bin of Scalecoat Wash-Away paint strip- per. Within several hours, the fac- tory-applied paint had lifted from the components. Each compo- nent was washed in diluted Purex detergent, rinsed, and allowed to dry overnight. Almost every railroad has standards for locomotive options, ranging from the exotic, such as a high short hood, to those barely given any attention, such as place- ment or style of radio equipment. CWE is no exception, and before going into the paint shop, it was time to bring the generic Atlas model in line with the rest of the CWE fleet.
down of the outer hood section. I then removed the round fans from the dynamic brake and hood — a necessity to ensure no residue would remain around their bases once the paint was stripped.
Painted Shell Here is the locomotive, now reassembled, prior to the addition of decals. Minor touch-ups may be required in areas that were press-fit.
Next, I removed the com- bination number board/ headlight inserts by gently pressing them inwards from their mounts within the ends of the long hood and cab. Finally, I removed the cab window insert by press- ing inward on the rear and side windows, allowing it to be lifted free and enabling the front windshield casting
to fall free from its mount. Com- pleting the teardown, I removed each delicate windshield wiper casting to prevent loss or damage. I then placed the hood, cab, and
I began by installing a Details
West (#157) brass firecracker antenna in the center of the roof, cementing it into a hole drilled through the top of the cab. Next,
I changed the factory horn, first gluing it in place and then cutting it off flush with the top of the cab roof. I allowed the mounting stem to remain in the mounting hole, effectively filling it in. I installed a Details West (#186) Nathan M3 air horn in a second hole drilled atop the cab; however, I left this part removable because its final installation would occur after painting the model. With the cab complete, I now moved to the long hood. A bell mounted on the long hood was common among many Appala-
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