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Some partial reassembly and a coat of satin varnish. Still some work and touching up to do on the tender and cab plus both buffer beams need finishing once some extra transfers arrive. Also found a small patch on the red that needs a local respray.

20201202_121359 by Steve Mumford, on Flickr

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Very, very impressive.

Not really an update on the project as I’m waiting for one more transfer to arrive, but there is an addition to the workbench.
Found these soldering ‘helping hands’ on Amazon after watching an Adam Savage video on YouTube. You get two pairs of arms mounted to a desk clamp but I glued two suitable threaded nuts into the back of my benches and screwed one pair to each - one on the paint bench and the other on the electric bench.

2020-12-04_11-46-42 by Steve Mumford, on Flickr

Reassembly complete, glue and the last bit of varnish drying.

2020-12-06_03-05-36 by Steve Mumford, on Flickr

‘Fashion shoot’ on the layout tomorrow before returning it to the owner.

I’d be delighted to own that Steve.

Well done Sir.
I admire your skill in use of an air brush and applying lining etc.

Excellent. A very professional job. Well done...

Before I put up the final photos of the Duchess I will share a tip.
The most important thing to have to hand when modelling is a collection of ‘sticks’ - for stirring, mixing, prodding or whatever. The issue is often not having them to hand when needed.
I have seen homemade caddies attached to bench’s but I spotted this acrylic desktidy in the Range yesterday - ideal for cocktail sticks, skewers, coffee stirrers, lolly sticks, tongue depressors and cotton buds.

20201207_115154 by Steve Mumford, on Flickr

Final pictures of the completed ‘City of Carlisle’. No weathering on this one - ex-works.

20201207_113702 by Steve Mumford, on Flickr

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And as the loco is DC and the layout is DCC, this is the only allowed movement.

20201207_114514 by Steve Mumford, on Flickr

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