Finally, the dock tank has paint. Cold weather over the last few days left me wary of the unheated, broken Beetle filled garage I have to paint in. Try spraying when the mercury is too low in the thermometer and the paint will bloom. Snow on the ground basically means no spray painting.
Sunshine on the other hand means I ought to be OK. To be on the safe side I used my big compressor which has a moisture trap fitted to the outlet.
This locomotive is to supplied in ex-works livery so the paint employed is Precisions's matt black. It's not as matt as Humbrol and a pretty good match for a Bachmann paint job as well if you need to do any touching up on a RTR model. Thinned with white spirit (too cold for cellulose) the coats went on evenly and dried quickly enough with the assistance of a hair drier. The finish is best described as eggshell which ought to be OK for the transfers. A final coat of satin varnish will complete the look.
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