Im done Painting my engine!!!

[Anonymous]

well, its finished. got the red, got the yellow lines. just waiting on decals which ill have to print, anyway, heres pics[:D]


side view


rear view


front view


top view

sorry about the bad picture quality, but you get the idea. any comments on what i can do better next time would be greatly appreciated

[PennsyHoosier]

Nice work and congratulations! Your success has inspired me to try painting an engine over Christmas. When you weather it, how about some updated pics. I'd love to see the completely finished product.

However, the pics are really big and load very slowly. Any chance you can cut down on the size?

Anyway, great job!

[Anonymous]

how would i go about making them smaller?

Thanks, ill post pics when i weather it, its a little shiny right now but nothing a little dullcote cant fix. Good luck on your engine!

[Anonymous]

That is pretty good work!. I painted a pair of SD24's last year and decaled them for the C&O... I guess they came out ok. Maybe the next project will see me do better.

I have been building structures for my Falls Valley Railroad from old AHM kits and such.... No time for engines "Yet"

[Anonymous]

Not a bad looking GP35 if I say so my self.

James

[Anonymous]

nice job,the seperation between the colors looks very nice,If you find that you go looking else where for your decals,EL"S trains listed on nmra website is an exellent source for custom decals.Very thin film alps printing good price and service.He has done several custom runs for me.He will print what ever you design,just a thought for future reference.

[tomwatkins]

JPM, it looks good. I'm looking forward to seeing it after decaling and weathering.
Have Fun,
Tom Watkins

[ClinchValleySD40]

Congratulations, good job. You've opened up a whole new part of the hobby to enjoy.

[Anonymous]

Looks awesome JPM! I think you mentioned earliar the locomotive you painted was a beater. Any chance you'll super detail it?

[Anonymous]

hey! nice paint job.

[Anonymous]

well, yes it was a bit of a beater. As for superdetailing, i dont see why not, just have to find the pieces i need. Now as for this decal printer, I can print my own decals, i wouldnt bother paying somebody to do it for me, unless of course, he makes dry transferres, if so does he have a website?

[AntonioFP45]

JPM,

I hope I you read this in time as I made a mistake in one of my earlier responses to you.

Regarding Clear Coating:
I suggested to you earlier that after you sprayed your model with water based acrylics like Poly Scale or Badger, to follow up with CLEAR GLAZE. ---DON'T!

My friend, Cmarchand reminded me that Clear Glaze is solvent based and made by Floquil! Apparently my brain wasn't firing on all cylinders and was still in the "Solvent Based" paint mode as I used them for two decades [:p][|)][D)] before switching to acrylics!

I suggest using the Poly Scale or Badger ModelFlex Acrylic Clears. They come in: Gloss, Satin, and Flat. Neat thing is that decals can be applied on top of the satin finish. After decaling you can apply it again, and you'll have a model that looks like the sun has "just started" to fade it a little.

Let us know how you're doing!
Cheers, amigo! [:D][8D][C):-)][tup]

[Anonymous]

well, thanks for your concern, luckily a helpful man at my LHS asked me about this while i was buying a clear satin. Anyway, I ended up with the poly scale and it looks great. Still waiting on decals though

[AntonioFP45]

QUOTE: Originally posted by JPM335

well, thanks for your concern, luckily a helpful man at my LHS asked me about this while i was buying a clear satin. Anyway, I ended up with the poly scale and it looks great. Still waiting on decals though

Whew! Glad he caught it!

Thanks again for sharing the photos with us! Looking forward to seeing her with decals!

Cheers, amgo![:D][8D][;)]