What did you do to your trains today?

Last night, I was able to perfect the hot melt glue face for the Take Along George after several revisions over the previous days.



It took me far longer than it should have until I got it right, and trying to redo it showed me how difficult it really was. All attempts were done by tracing over a new cut out, with the backups becoming a reference for the features. If I chose to remove the previous black or alter the original face (which wasn't that detailed) like I initially tried, I could've simply rubbed off the eyebrows and tried to reshape the mouth. Instead, I wanted to put effort to get something more akin to his other merchandise that wouldn't look too out of place when everyone else still has plastic (unlike the paper one before it). One problem is it shares one of the same issues in that it still goes too far beyond the front roller (the main reason why I got rid of the original), but I would've had to rebuild the smokebox just to correct that. The nose was finished off with Blu Tack and the pupils were done with a cotton bud handle dipped in black paint. More gloss was added since the photo was taken. The day I originally started on it, I also made minor improvements to Terence, Trevor and Elizabeth. Needless to say, I prefer it over both its predecessors. While it may not be the most practical method, it's currently the easiest way for me to get faces that look to be sculpted. Having mentioned and suggested it numerous times and shown my previous three customs with them, I've considered opening a thread to show how they're made. Until I could find a better way, expect them on all my upcoming scratch builds, mods and restoration attempts.