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The body
Thank you Don, Whulsey, Gary, Modellcom and Southwestforests - glad you like the result up so far.
With the nose finished it's time to work the inside of the engineer's cab. First, I printed the inside lining on 120 grams paper.
Over time I have made it a habit to cut large lining parts into smaller ones, which makes it easier to correct and to glue. Designers tend to forget that the dimensions of the inside lining parts should be somewhat smaller than the outside so corrections are usually required. However, no problem.
Before gluing the internal parts in place I placed the windows first. Templates for front and side screens, as well as for the port holes along the sides, are included in the building instructions.
Then comes the build-up of the main body of the locomotive. Unfortunately there's a bit of color difference in the aluminium plating between the front and aft sections that make up the body. For stiffness of the large hull I laminated the inside with 160 grams paper and installed the backside former as well. For this purpose I cut the former away from the already prepared internals assembly.
Moreover, to aid in the overall body reinforcement, I added the ventilator fan assembly on the roof.
Next will be the installation of the engineers cab and other internals. The way I see it, the internals section is too large to be successfully glued in place in one go. Also how to install the cab correctly is a mystery and the formers require quite a bit of sanding as they are all just too large. Time to seriously ponder about the next move...
Erik
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