Paint has been fixed, decals are applied. I need to weather it a bit and finally dullcoat.
I am not sure if this engine was ''leased'' to VIA from CP because there are no classification numbers under the engine's number on the cab. If it was, it did not last for long under VIA colors...
very nice so far. what paints did you use ? i recently tested true-line-trains paint. surely some of the best paint i ever tried ! especially the via rail yellow.
The blue paint was BADGER. The first coat of yellow was also badger, but was a real mess (??) can't say why. I have re-done the yellow with another batch of yellow I had in old bottles of paint I bough years ago when I got the airbrush. The black on the roof and on the rear of the engine was also the rest of old stuff. Some weathering should be able to cover the mess... Not the best job I did, but not the worst.
Next time I will find TRUE-LINE paint, I will buy some and test it for myself. For now, I can only count on the other people's experience... I will test it myself and see the difference with Badger paint or even Floquil...
Not so bad for a result, but definately not the best I have done.
I have booked my self in for the TRAIN & TULIPS show in Ottawa during the long weekend of May 20-21-22 and 23.
It should be a fun weekend as there will be many clinicians of all sorts. I've been asked to do my asphalt technique to in a clinic.
Ottawa is a great city to visit in May because of all the tulips growing around the Parliament. I will bring the family for a great weekend of tulips... and trains!
VIA Rail RS10 rd: 8558
Posted - 04/28/2011 : 22:07:21
