If you were wondering how to put together a Kato locomotive, here's some tips that will get the job done faster. Before doing all of this, you should lubricate the engine a little if it is new, Kato engines tend to be underlubricated, but check to make sure it isn't already lubricated.
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-Khang Lu, University of Minnesota Railroad Club
Great Work! I have that same loco, I was able to get most of the details on it, but not as many as you. I have huge hands so the tiny details are a bit hard, even with tweasers. :)
Long live the J!
nice advice for any small model
Excellent recommendations!!!
I added a little Weatering in-between & ended up with one similar to Your 'J'Mine is harshed out...Gotta Love those Katos!!!!
Nice! I don't weather my locomotives because i want my engines to look new and clean.
I test run them first and make sure they are lubed inside before i install the parts
. Had one once that had noise from the body rubbing on the motor mount. I had to cut and sand the shell and mount so they were not so tight.
Never use tweezers, the parts fly across the room. Work over a white sheet so you can find parts that fly or are dropped.
Use a small amount of wax on the tip of your finger to hold the part untill it is in position. Paste wax works great.
Thanks for the suggestion! Tweezers did cause the windshield wipers (for my SD38-2) to fly everywhere, but it was the smallest thing i had and my fingers wouldn't cut it.