Today, I finally finished my Mantua metal Sharknose diesel!
Except for a tiny bit of damage and distortion on a couple decals, I think it turned out great! It was a real pain getting the curved nose stripes lined up the same on each side, and the "Pennsylvania" lettering was about 1/2" too long. I used a standard Microscale set for various diesels and electrics, so it was the best I could do. But I'm still very happy with the results. PRR fans may notice I did my stripes a little different than what seems to be the usual for most models, but it is completely accurate for this road number: http://baldwindiesels.railfan.net/prr/prr9708.jpg
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Nice Job!
Chris
VERY NICE!! ....papasmurf
That's just great!
Sean
HO Scale CSX Modeler
Boy, you sure do some nice work, and this is no exception. Well done.
Very pretty, sir. But does it pull?
Ed
Thanks everyone.
7j43k, it could barely pull itself at first. I added probably 6oz. of lead to the back and put a neodymium stack in the motor, so it's pretty strong now.
Wow. Just wow. I couldn't even tell that there were issues with the decals without you saying something!
Crap happens. When it does, stop, take a deep breath, and call the wreck train.
Heh heh -- even the Pennsy got tired of applying that pinstripe paint scheme. Nice job with a classic old model, and a good reminder that a careful and skilled job of cleaning up an old casting and painting and lettering goes a long way to making even ancient tooling look awfully good.
I was always intrigued by the PRR's passenger sharknoses, the DR-6-4-2000 (BP-20 in Pennsy talk). In terms of striking appearance I would rank them over the Alco PAs, which some have called the "honorary steam locomotive). They look a block long in photographs!
Dave Nelson
As a PRR fan, where are the Antenna's?
Rick
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dti406As a PRR fan, where are the Antenna's?
Currently at Bowser. I decided to keep the detail as is on this one. If I had one of the more accurate plastic Sharks from Bachmann or Roco, I might spend the extra $20 to give it the proper PRR details.
A really good job and great detail! I love the pinstripes.
Edward Davis
Contributor @ Model Train Hobbyist Blog
Looks great! I would put some short-shank couplers on it though...