One of the finishing touches for any steam locomotive is to load the tender with coal. For the Garratt I've used the real thing - proper Welsh Steam coal as sold for use in miniature steam locomotives.
Obviously it's too large as supplied but putting some in a plastic tray from the local Chinese takeaway and tapping it gently with a hammer sorts this out.
Some of the results were then spooned into the bunker and fixed in place with a PVA/Water mix/drop of washing up liquid mix. In 7mm scale you get just the right glossy black effect this way.
Inside the cab some coal dust was sprinkled on the floor and fixed in the same way. Be very sparing with the liquid if you thy this !
The only trouble is I had to buy too much coal, so I bought some plastic bags and am selling it on eBay.
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