Not a lot more done today. I plugged away at the cooling section and glued the panels together. I hesitated on the intake grill section until I remember how I achieved it on the ACe. The metal grills need to be backed up from rough handling pressing them inwards.
Some parts of the builds are more fun than others. It all needs to be done. I love looking at tiny details. I just hate making them. I wish 3D printing had moved forward more to allow for ready made details for engines in one gauge. There are some. Just not a lot. Hand made details only go so far. The flaws are too big to get away with.
There's more parts available in 1/29. Even more in other scales. There's so much available in HO scale. It doesn't make sense. The current RTR releases are pretty top notch.
I looked into a laser cutter years back to make some finer detailing. It arrived broken and just sits here. I got it for free! I'm too lazy to discard it and it's too far damaged for fixing. I considered trying to make it into something better but it never started. Over my limits and over my pay grade.
If I had the money I'd get a resin printer. It's way down on the list of priorities. I still need to do my O scale scenery.
