Suit You Sir(dar)
The Fourdees Sirdar has now been completed and entered service on Wheal Ponder. The previous Sirdar blog post showed the trial fitting of the pieces and I’d rubbed some of the body down, though not much was needed, I managed to smooth a few lines out on the boiler. After cleaning and priming, a coat of gloss black was applied from a rattle can. Black was chosen for this model in part due to this being one of Kerr Stuart’s standard delivery colours and also because on the short tank version, the chassis block isn’t completely hidden, so painting the loco black to match and highlighting the injector pipework to stand out and draw the eye being the plan. (Which works surprisingly well). Once the sprayed black was dry, the transfers were applied. There is a choice of black and white or red and white, the latter being chosen. Following the instructions, these were applied and by the second one I had got the hang of them. My advice is to cut as close to the outside of the lines as you dare a...
