C&OMtnMan

Very nice The fade coat! While I like your fade coat very much I truly understand “personal preference”. I am at about 20% paint to 80%...

I’m basing my determination of the level of fade I want from both photography and what I remember seeing by eye. These ET44 GEVOs aren’t...

One more thing: The truth is, when it comes to the diesel oil over flow streaking, I forgot to my ention I actually like the result...

The rear plow: I tell you what, those make-up cables on the STX are very small stuff. Base flat coat and final sealing wash Dullcote...

“Let’s get down to the main attraction, With a little less talk, and a lot more action…” Ok, I’m going to try to be less wordy and...

I usually weather the trucks by hand rather than use an airbrush to avoid that issue.

This one is the BLI, but I do have the first Scaletrains in the works, so we’ll see. I did get this one working today. I noticed it...

Very nice dude, you are on your way! Z

Of course now, I just have to get the infernal thing to run again. The airbrushing has gotten acrylic and dullcote onto the contacts...

Looks great. Nice work!

Really nice job you've done with this, are there more projects like this in the pipeline ?

Yes. Two more CSX ET44AHs. Both Scaletrains Rivet Counters. Both with factory colors more vivid/darker than this BLI. One is already...

If you have any wood left of the same type, try out your ideas on that first - short of sanding, you’ll have some residue left if you...

I’m using “stain” as reference to the general process - however, an acrylic paint or wash is pretty close to a water-based stain...

I’ve worked with wood for decades, for home furnishings, and for model ships: Wood is an absorptive medium, and your first coat or two...