D&RG Monarch Branch & fallen flag SFRSD RR: Custom Painting part 2

14/05/2014

Custom Painting part 2

The next step.
     I spent about one hour in total masking up one of the C628 Loco's last night and early this morning so I could use the good weather today to spray all of the grills. What a job, boy these units have just so many grills on either side and on the roof I am pleased I have only done one thus far.
     I realize that the front and rear most grills on each side will have some decal strips across them however they can be weathered up afterwards.
     Yesterday I mentioned I was going to use flat black with a dash of rust. I changed my mind and only sprayed them the flat black as I now want to wait until the decaling is complete before I do the other 3 locos and then I can weather them completely.

     Here is a rather poor shot of the C628 with the grills painted and after it had been given a very light coat of Testors Gloss Coat.

Once the decaling is done and I can get to do some weathering on these I think they should pass.
The four fuel tanks also got a spray of Flat Black today so now it is up to Graham to get decalling.

Cheers for now and thanks for dropping by.
Rod.

1 comment:

Ron McF14 May 2014 at 22:10
Nice job, Rod.

If you're still up to it, you might still get the contract to do the GC's cigar-band F7s. I'd love to do them myself, but I simply won't have the opportunity this side of Christmas.

Regards,
Ron
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Layout at a glance

Size         20'x 20'
Prototype    ATSF
Location     Kansas & Oklahoma
Period       1988 to 1990
Style        Linear walk around 
             Point to point.
Construction L Girder and 1/2 inch ply
Scenery      Blue foam and plaster 
             gauze
             Scenic Express trees, 
             Carrs ground foam and an
             assortment of other 
             products.
Sub-road bed 6mm cork on main, 
             5mm cork on passing 
             sidings
             3 mm cork on industry 
             tracks & main yards.
Mainline     130 feet of single track 
             with passing sidings 
             at each town.
Min radius   16" Almost all with 
             super elevation.
Turnouts     M/Engineering #6
Turnout C/T  Tortoise Motors
Layout H/T   54"to 551/2"
Track        Micro engineering
             pre-weathered code 55
Control      Digitrax Duplex DCC 
CTC 
Blk Control  JMRI Panel Pro & BDL168
Signalling
T/O control  SE8C
Signals      By Vics Models
Fast clock   Stans Fast Clocks on Computer screen.
Operation    Timetable with car cards 
             and waybills.