Pre-weathered Kato GP 35 What do I do with it now

[PMW]

Thanks, but the two Tom's and quite a few others are much better than me, I'm still a novice at this.

You're right. I take it back
Keep up the good work!

 

[Smudge617]

You're right. I take it back
Keep up the good work!

Thanks, talk about building a guy up and then slamming him to the floor, cheers mate.

 

[migalyto]

I'm still a novice at this.

come on now, your being modest!

 

[Smudge617]

come on now, your being modest!

Seriously Mike, I'm pretty at weathering, (I still practice the painting tho') I just try and follow TomO's destructions instructions.

 

[Bruette]

Wow, given what you started with that is an amazing job!

I agree!

I'm still a novice at this.

I think you have advanced far beyond novice, thanks for sharing your work!

 

[TLOC]

Thanks, but the two Tom's and quite a few others are much better than me, I'm still a novice at this.

Chris, a good job is a good job. You did great! That was quite the mess you started with

About the white patch being 1 door too short! Don‘t tell anyone and if someone does mention it tell them the contractor who did it pays minimum rate and you get what you get.

Same with the number, but I know that one will bother you. So, remove it and try again. I have seen quite a few prototype patch jobs that the numbers were askew

I enjoyed the progress reports

 

[Smudge617]

Chris, a good job is a good job. You did great! That was quite the mess you started with

About the white patch being 1 door too short! Don‘t tell anyone and if someone does mention it tell them the contractor who did it pays minimum rate and you get what you get.

Same with the number, but I know that one will bother you. So, remove it and try again. I have seen quite a few prototype patch jobs that the numbers were askew

I enjoyed the progress reports

Thank you, and yes that flipping number is bugging me, so is the logo that's "missing" bits.

 

[-Possum-]

Nice facelift! Looking much better.

 

[Espeefan]

As you can see, a great improvement over this morning, but cleaning the handrails is going to be a pain, I don't want to break them, maybe I should look at obtaining a new set.

The walkway is not coming clean as you can see, I'll probably just re-paint it.

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After 30 mins of scrubbing this paint with 99% IPA, it just wont shift, so I'll re-paint this by hand I think.

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I didn't see this last night, but I don't think I have Zinc Rot, have I ?

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That's not zinc rot. The frame would crumble if it was. Just a rough casting.

 

[Smudge617]

That's not zinc rot. The frame would crumble if it was. Just a rough casting.

I cleaned it up with some 800 grit wet 'n dry and applied some primer.

 

[bnsf971]

When I lived in North Carolina, I came across an NS SD40-2 that had been a FEC unit. Shop forces had simply sprayed "NS6234" on the cab sides with a can of spray paint.

 

[Smudge617]

Still need to do some weathering (when the dull coats dry) to blend in the old with the new, but overall quite happy with this now.