The final clear coat of Testor’s Dullcote, thinned 50/50 with
lacquer thinner, was applied after the weathering had dried. As
usually happens, most of the chalk dust I’d applied to the roofs
[23], disappeared. If I get inspired, I may go back later and add
more dust as appropriate.
Following the Dullcote, I added the .010” clear styrene window
glazing. Adding it before the Dullcote would have either meant
I’d have to mask all the windows or live with the frosting that
occurs with Dullcote on clear windows. I did the caboose #2
clerestory windows using a scrap of blue-tinted clear styrene
from my scrap pile. Now and then it pays to stash away some
of those arcane but useful-looking pieces of hardware at the
end of a project.
I have no plans for further interior detailing or lighting, so I
glued the roofs in place. I applied small dabs of Walthers Goo
to the roof lip that fits inside the body, positioned the roofs,
and held them in place with weights, as shown in [24 and 25].
Logging cabooses - 11
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MRH-Oct 2014
