The parts were painted with a special paint that actually rusts with the application of a mild acid. Some parts were pre-painted, others after assembly.
My grand daughter Phoebe insisted she help too as she often does.
While were were busy the MultiCam was too whittling more than 400 individual pieces for the train from 30 lb Precision Board high density urethane.
By the end of day three it was looking very much like a train. With the help of our MultiCam this train was coming together in record time.
-dan