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Sir haydn · Post by **Sir haydn** » Tue Mar 23, 2010 2:26 pm

SMOKEBOX

Narrow Minded · Post by **Narrow Minded** » Tue Mar 23, 2010 3:49 pm

Wahay Dude!

That looks wicked! Ace job - can't wait to whack THAT back on!!!!!!!!

Sir haydn · Post by **Sir haydn** » Tue Mar 23, 2010 3:54 pm

glad you like it. the hand rail looks alot better black on this one. will really look great with the baldrig

Sammmm · Post by **Sammmm** » Tue Mar 23, 2010 6:03 pm

what did you use to paint the smoke box?

Sammmm · Post by **Sammmm** » Thu Mar 25, 2010 4:43 pm

Sir haydn · Post by **Sir haydn** » Thu Mar 25, 2010 4:54 pm

high temp paint. the stuff you use on back boxes on cars. halfords sell it. it duznt dry on its own thow. you bake it on. two 15min stints in a hot oven bakes it on well thow

MTA · Post by **MTA** » Thu Mar 25, 2010 6:37 pm

Superb work there Matt.

Nice to see the smokebox dart the same colour as the smokebox and not polished steel. Not every loco is City of Truro!

Sammmm · Post by **Sammmm** » Thu Mar 25, 2010 9:28 pm

Sir haydn wrote:high temp paint. the stuff you use on back boxes on cars. halfords sell it. it duznt dry on its own thow. you bake it on. two 15min stints in a hot oven bakes it on well thow

Oh i used VHT engine paint from halfords for mine and it says matt but then it goes satin but i didnt bake it

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