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I started with a SF Alco shell. I'm going to try to order the decals and match the numbers as close as possible.
I used Testor's Grabber Blue but just saw another blue, for this job, that doesn't look as
good IMO.
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Posted - June 25 2011 : 11:48:20 PM
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| Wow, those colors look pretty convincing. That was really a nice paint scheme; shame it didn't last longer. I have the new Athearn "fantasy" AC4400 in that paint scheme.
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Posted - June 28 2011 : 07:45:40 AM
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Thanks spiderj76 for the pics of your two Big Alcos from your site that were my only references at estimating the colors, the size of the stripe, where to cut off the gray on the front and rear walkways, and how to produce the place on the snoot where the stripes merge.
Here's some more progress.
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Posted - June 28 2011 : 2:37:01 PM
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Nice work Alco Fan
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Posted - June 28 2011 : 11:42:22 PM
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| Looks good It always amazes me how fast some you guys here make progress on your projects. I started airbrushing a passenger car 6 months ago...I think I have one side finished XD
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Posted - June 29 2011 : 06:26:31 AM
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Thanks,
Spray cans are fast and this isn't perfect. I don't have any speed when using an airbrush.
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Posted - July 04 2011 : 7:03:13 PM
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Did Great Northern have this paint scheme in real life? Aside the solid blue with white logos & it was the last GN scheme before the BN merger of 1980 
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Posted - July 04 2011 : 7:44:55 PM
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Yes they did have this color scheme. You can see examples at railpictures.net. I don't know whether it was the last color scheme before the merger. Thanks for that info.
Oh, here's a link:
http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=325386&nseq=29
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Posted - July 04 2011 : 8:57:38 PM
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yup the Big Sky Blue era lasted from 1967-1970 When it was merged with BN 
Even found a pic of the BSB loco http://www.gngoat.org/Builder.jpg
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Posted - July 06 2011 : 7:15:40 PM
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Microbusss,
Thanks for the link and info.
I'm stalled on the decals so I mocked them up. Here's a look.
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Posted - July 06 2011 : 8:05:09 PM
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| Oh you better put the Rocky Mountain Goat on! Or its not a real GN loco
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