Post by Beekster on Jul 2, 2024 11:22:00 GMT -6
This one is done for now...
I didn't do a build thread because there's not much to this. It's a Bachmann ready-to-roll car which comes molded in black with a tan deck in the unlettered form that I purchased. It's also available in other colors for specific railroads. I pried it apart for painting and added knuckle couplers. I also thought the brake wheel shaft was overly chunky (about 3" diameter in scale!) so I chopped it off, filled the mounting hole with plastic rod, and drilled the rod and wheel for a .020" brass shaft.
I painted this with Humbrol and Model Master enamels, finishing with a gray-blue thick wash of artist's oils to give it a chalky, faded appearance. The idea is that this was once a Great Northern car in their 1960s sky-blue color. The deck was repainted with several shades of greyish tan, masking off small groups of boards to represent wood planks of various ages with newer replacements being lighter & brighter. I used an overall enamel wash to unify the tones and highlight the seams. The car has been sprayed with Dullcote overall.
It's done for now. It still needs to be patched, which is railroad parlance for adding new reporting marks for a new owner. This is often done by painting patches of the railroad's color with new lettering and serial number. I don't have decal sheets for appropriate lettering and numbers yet, nor have I decided on a railroad name or color scheme. When I do, I will paint & gloss the patches and decal as appropriate.
I didn't do a build thread because there's not much to this. It's a Bachmann ready-to-roll car which comes molded in black with a tan deck in the unlettered form that I purchased. It's also available in other colors for specific railroads. I pried it apart for painting and added knuckle couplers. I also thought the brake wheel shaft was overly chunky (about 3" diameter in scale!) so I chopped it off, filled the mounting hole with plastic rod, and drilled the rod and wheel for a .020" brass shaft.
I painted this with Humbrol and Model Master enamels, finishing with a gray-blue thick wash of artist's oils to give it a chalky, faded appearance. The idea is that this was once a Great Northern car in their 1960s sky-blue color. The deck was repainted with several shades of greyish tan, masking off small groups of boards to represent wood planks of various ages with newer replacements being lighter & brighter. I used an overall enamel wash to unify the tones and highlight the seams. The car has been sprayed with Dullcote overall.
It's done for now. It still needs to be patched, which is railroad parlance for adding new reporting marks for a new owner. This is often done by painting patches of the railroad's color with new lettering and serial number. I don't have decal sheets for appropriate lettering and numbers yet, nor have I decided on a railroad name or color scheme. When I do, I will paint & gloss the patches and decal as appropriate.
