After 35 years of building Minnie I have finally got around to painting.
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Tender etched primed and waiting for masking and outside to be painted
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cylinder block
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brake drum
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masked off, etched primed waiting to be painted red
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wheel painting jig. Wheels have been etched primed and a grey paint used on strakes. next job is to mask off grey outer rim and paint the rest of the wheel red
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selection of parts painted and drying