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 Posted - November 09 2013 : 6:45:22 PM
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These took several tries before I got them right.... Never again....
I have to find a dummy chassis or powered chassis for the B Units....
NJT never made a B Unit as far as I know.... They did have several F7 A Unit's on their roster.
Here is a pic of the real NJT F7 A Unit.....
My F7 A Units #411 & #415, F7 B Units #412 & #416
Edited by - AF Kid on November 09 2013 6:53:18 PM
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Posted - November 10 2013 : 9:32:25 PM
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| Nice paint work Pete. I hear ya on that "never again". Some things I've found to be quite fun and challenging . . . like spending a whole bunch of hours on a little shed and then realizing at that pace, the railroad will be completed after I'm dead. What the hell; nothing else to do.
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Posted - November 10 2013 : 10:53:23 PM
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They look fantastic! Out of curiousity what were the challenges that caused you to say never again? I'm guessing masking those three diagonal stripes so crisply took a few tries... 
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Posted - November 11 2013 : 03:19:46 AM
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I use Testor's enamel paints. I also use Scotch Blue painter's tape fo rmasking the trin lines. Biggest problems: The tape pulls off some of the silver paint, therefore I have to re-shoot some sections. I used Microscale decals, including the stripes. Some shell I will have to use 2-3 sets of of the NJT Disco Stripes as they get air bubbles in them after putting on the decal set. Sometimes the ribbing and the rivets poke thru the decals. I have mastered taking a sliver of decal and covering the hole and blending it in. Everyonce in a while a silver fingerprint gets of the black top. Things happen like overspray, dirty paint npzzle contaminating a color, a finish spray is too dull, too glossy, some of the dullcoatings will get dirty from oils on your skin,.... The problem is I am a perfectionist.... If it doesn't meet my approval I do it over until it does. The Amtrak MoW #290 engine I did over 3x before it came out to my satisfaction.
TIP: One can remove the decals with clear cellophane tape before the covering the finished shell with a clear overcoat.
I did a perfect NJT IHC GG1 shell Black top/ the rest was Aluminum. Decals were perfect. I sprayed it with a semi-gloss finished. For some reason one of the NJT striped decals bubbled up and I had to strip the shell and I am it the process of doing it again. UGH!!!
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Posted - November 11 2013 : 11:07:16 AM
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Pete more good work. Well done.
frank
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Posted - November 12 2013 : 01:28:02 AM
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Well, you have some amazing work to show for all your trials!  You definitely have a lot more patience that I do!
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