Need ideas???

[SNOWSHOE]

I want this little loco to match with my backwoods rolling stock. 

I ordered the hartland mini series caboose to add to the fleet.  Here are a few thoughts.
1-do I keep the loco as is.
2- Do I sand the cab to produce wood grains and paint the cab the same brown as the rolling stock.
(or should I paint it another color and if so what color or colors should I use)
4-rebuild a new wooden cab and make it a more realistic looking -this will be a little more invovolved
5-For the front I plan on keeping it black but what is the best way to weather it some or should I repaint it black.I plan on taking the cow catcher off and adding a wood bumper.  Any other ideas? 

 

[Anonymous]

I want this little loco to match with my backwoods rolling stock. 

I ordered the hartland mini series caboose to add to the fleet.  Here are a few thoughts.
1-do I keep the loco as is.
2- Do I sand the cab to produce wood grains and paint the cab the same brown as the rolling stock.
(or should I paint it another color and if so what color or colors should I use)
4-rebuild a new wooden cab and make it a more realistic looking -this will be a little more invovolved
5-For the front I plan on keeping it black but what is the best way to weather it some or should I repaint it black.I plan on taking the cow catcher off and adding a wood bumper.  Any other ideas? 

 

1. cab can be made of wood

2. stright stack it unstead of the dimond stack

3. bumper front with steps / get cow catcher off

hmmmmmmmmmmm have to get back with you on it, just my 2¢

Toad

[Red Horse]

Greetings SnowShoe,

I'll give you my opinion on what I would do if the train was mine but peoples taste are different, I'm tempted to say do what is in your heart but that wouldn't be much fun.

1-do I keep the loco as is.

I like it except for the cab color not matching the cow catcher color, I would over lay a thin wood grained veneer over the cab, keep the roof flat black and paint the cow catcher flat black as well.

2- Do I sand the cab to produce wood grains and paint the cab the same brown as the rolling stock.

Your idea here isn't too bad.

(or should I paint it another color and if so what color or colors should I use)

If you do just match the cab & cow catcher, a nice silver would be cool.

4-rebuild a new wooden cab and make it a more realistic looking -this will be a little more invovolved

Well if you use an over lay the work will not be as involved as building one from scratch, the way it is now it looks more like a toy than a scaled down locomotive.

5-For the front I plan on keeping it black but what is the best way to weather it some or should I repaint it black.I plan on taking the cow catcher off and adding a wood bumper.  Any other ideas? 

I wouldn't remove the cow catcher, that makes the whole train, you could wood grain ( with a wood grain painting kit from home Depot) the cab and the cow catcher, that is an idea.

I would keep the boiler part of the train black and outline or accent some of the details in a bright silver or gold tone to bring out the details.

All in all it is a great looking train, if you want to weather it there are many how too posts right here at this site just do a search for "How to weather a locomotive" .

Good luck with it and please post some pics of the finished work when done, I bet it will look awesome.

Happy Rails,

Jess Red Horse of the "Chases Iron Horse" Tribe...LOL!

 

 

[John Busby]

Hi Snowshoe

Looking at page 31 The model railroader's guide to logging railroads published by Kalmbach

All your loco needs if hasn't already got one is a whistle mounted on the cab roof.

Which leaves just a paint job.

regards John Busby