PHPaul

As I suspected/feared, Fusion Chrome does not react well to lacquer. Dulls the finish so it looks like flat aluminum. Putting it OVER cured lacquer works fine.

Thanks, it's good to get back to the bench. I'm quite impressed with the Fusion chrome. Looks really good to me, easy to apply, good coverage over the overspray, a little bit goes a long way. If anything, it's too easy to apply too much. I plan to give everything a coat of clear. A little concerned about how the Fusion will react to the clear lacquer. I'll do a test piece before committing. Waiting on things to dry - both model and atmosphere...

After another long hiatus (Summer, my natural aversion to painting for fear of buggering it up) I'm back at the service truck. Laid a couple coats of MCW Bolero Red lacquer on it without major issues. When the applicable details are added, it'll get a couple of coats of clear. Also hitting the diamond plate on the top of the toolboxes and the back bumper with the Fusionfirm Chrome detailed here. I'm VERY pleased with the result. The pictures highlight a couple of spots I missed which I'll touch up. Letting the first side dry completely before handling it to mask the other side and the bumper. Feels good to be back at it!

Based on this thread, I bought some from Amazon. Applied it to some diamond plate on my service truck build and it's AMAZING! Thanks so much for this tip!

Thanks. Looking forward to seeing your progress on a diorama! Feel free to contact me at the email in my profile if I can be of any help.

As part of a diorama, certainly. As a focus on model railroading in terms of layouts, track plans and operation, probably not as much. There are model railroading forums that would be more helpful.

I see you found us. Welcome aboard!

First, I'm VERY sorry to hear of your physical issues. Second, looking forward to that project, I'll be interested in finding out how well PVA works with plastic. The rest of the plan seems solid to me.

Scenery, like paint, can hide a multitude of evils... Looking great!

Nicely done!

Hadn't thought of that David. I was envisioning having the switches mounted external to the model with a "wiring harness" going into the structure.

David, I don't know if availability would be a problem for you, but if I were doing a similar wiring project, I'd use micro toggle switches. Micro sized toggle switches on Amazon

Nice job on the furnishings! It's really coming together.

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I agree, the gable trim looks much better thinned down . Are you going to landscape around the foundation at some point?