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Hello all,
One of my pet peeves when looking at my locomotives is when I put in a good deal of time weathering it, I am always put off by the shiny running gears that look as clean as the day they came out of the box.
Now I am formulating a solution to those locomotives that have tenders- I am going to wire the tender, and this will allow me quite a bit of room for error when painting the drivers. This is what I have to do with my Christmas 2-6-0 anyway because the wheels are bright red.
But I have ordered a Climax, and a Shay is also on the way, so I would like to solicit everyone's opinion on what to do here. I just can't see myself not doing something about shiny running gears.
I have heard of neo-lube and it looks like a good solution.. but what about regular spray paint if put on lightly enough? Also weathering paint?
Also if I use bragdon's powder on the climax and the shay, will it jam or gum up the gears?
Thanks in advance for your consideration and any advices you may have..
Arthur
One of my pet peeves when looking at my locomotives is when I put in a good deal of time weathering it, I am always put off by the shiny running gears that look as clean as the day they came out of the box.
Now I am formulating a solution to those locomotives that have tenders- I am going to wire the tender, and this will allow me quite a bit of room for error when painting the drivers. This is what I have to do with my Christmas 2-6-0 anyway because the wheels are bright red.
But I have ordered a Climax, and a Shay is also on the way, so I would like to solicit everyone's opinion on what to do here. I just can't see myself not doing something about shiny running gears.
I have heard of neo-lube and it looks like a good solution.. but what about regular spray paint if put on lightly enough? Also weathering paint?
Also if I use bragdon's powder on the climax and the shay, will it jam or gum up the gears?
Thanks in advance for your consideration and any advices you may have..
Arthur
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