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 Posted - July 05 2014 : 8:08:02 PM
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I saw some images online that were interesting- a GN trailer that did not "look" like the generic "empire builder" color scheme trailers, and a GN flat car (with those EB trailers) in "vermillion red", whatever that color is supposed to be.
I then did some repaint work on the trailers and the flat car (another swap meet special I purchased recently at a June show), outfitting the flat car with Kadee 5's and IM wheels.
I made the trailer decal myself by first printing the black lettering with a space allowance for the GN goat decal, which I then applied over my decal. The white decal lettering is Microscale from a box car set sheet.
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Posted - July 05 2014 : 9:00:52 PM
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| hi ron sweat,love great northern amongst others ken
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Posted - July 05 2014 : 11:21:34 PM
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Nice looking job! are those Tyco or Athearn trailers, or something else?
Glenn
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Posted - July 18 2014 : 10:50:50 PM
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Trailers were originally from a B&O-decaled Athearn TOFC BB kit. I just cleaned everything down to bare plastic and began all over again with my version of how things should be.
The on-line images of an empire builder-schemed set of trailers with a red flat car didn't make much sense to me- perhaps a GN Orange TOFC flat car might have been a better combo.
When I saw the white GN trailer, it seemed a better fit color-wise.
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Posted - July 19 2014 : 9:53:17 PM
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| Always nice to see your work siouxlake.
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Posted - July 19 2014 : 11:43:12 PM
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ok NOW do TOFC set in Sky Blue! 
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