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Thanks Steve! I feel like I may be getting a little stupid with a model that's built in the scale of a world where most follow the rule, "If it looks right going by from a 10 foot distance it's good".

I decided it was safe to glue the boiler backhead on to the cab floor. Then I added the raised floor panels on either side. The engineer and fireman's seats attach on them. The bulk of the cab detailing, throttle, brake, reversing lever, piping and gauges will be permanently attached here. The...

I spend a lot of time on this project contemplating how adding details will effect the functionality of the model. The detailing will be sacrificed for ease of getting to vital parts like the motor, gearbox and wiring, etc. I'm overbuilding as well, everything, including the smallest details are...

Making the boiler backhead. The cab interior will be fun.

Thanks Rhino!

Did I spell it wrong and turn this into something potentially deadly? Is it molds or moulds??

The tutorial video for the silicone molds show milliput being used but it requires a release agent for the mold.

I was wondering why the name 'green stuff'

Thanks Rhino!

Green Stuff World is the manufacturer. They're in Spain and as far as I know there isn't a US distributor, but they were all over getting it shipped. It took about 3 weeks to get here, not bad. I'm using Super Sculpey to press into the molds, no release agent needed for the Sculpey. Pop the mold...

The wiring runs from the bulb through a hole under the bracket on the smokebox front. Then through the boiler to a female plug on the back of the frame and connects to the RC receiver in the tender. The light is activated by the transmitter. The trick was making the bulb secure in the light...

The headlight is on. Making it work is one thing, hiding the wiring, yet making it so a burnt bulb can be replaced down the road was the trick.

Finally, an endless supply of different size bolt and rivet castings! The silicone molds Finally made it from Spain. I used Super Sculpey for these. Excellent!

I decided to tackle the headlight. It came on the tender I got off ebay. It was a dummy, never wired for a bulb. I happened to have a mini bulb that can handle 9v's. A third hand helped me determine where the light will mount on the smoke box before I drill the hole for the wiring to go through...

Fabricated the smoke stack base and attached it to the smoke box.

Thanks Gary.

I have a mail & passenger car that it will pull on a rural branch line between a few towns. The engine and cars will all look a little dingy.

This build is looking excellent!

Got the air compressor done and shot with primer to make sure there wasn't a big glue fingerprint on it before mounting to the boiler. I also have the running boards on.

The work has slowed down, due to being outside in the nice weather. I have started Building the air compressor and working out a pattern for the running boards though.