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 Posted - August 31 2014 : 9:37:54 PM
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After two summers, I finally finished these NJ transit fantasy engines......
This is an IHC GG1 double motor in a NJ Transit scheme. NJ Transit did use grey engines from the mid- 80's until now. This took 3 tries to get it right. I switched to the gray color because the silver is too hard to work with as there is too much masking required. The tape pulls some of the silver color off..... The handrails are molded into the shell but I managed to paint them the correct color of orange. I finished this with a 50/50 mix of Testor's Gloss/Dullcoat..... It also has directional LED headlights.....
This was a Tyco Industrial Switcher.... I finished this last summer.....
This is a Tyco Plymouth Industrial Switcher......
This was an Athearn GP50-II undecorated shell.... This is a near perfect job....
Edited by - AF Kid on August 31 2014 9:45:25 PM
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Posted - August 31 2014 : 9:41:03 PM
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hey next GG1 you get Do one in NS, Chessie System & in CSX 
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Posted - August 31 2014 : 10:03:15 PM
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Nice repaints AF Kid. They actually look somewhat believable.
-Steve
"A lot of modellers out there who go to these train shows see broken HO stuff and go, 'This is useless' when, in reality, they can still be used for modeling whether it's as a prop on your layout or a cool project to make something old new again."
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Posted - August 31 2014 : 10:20:17 PM
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That's some quality paint work, there.
Could you tell me some details about how you did it?
Type of spray gun, mix ratio, etc.
Thanks.
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Posted - August 31 2014 : 10:28:36 PM
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Badger 200 Airbrush using a small compressor. I use Testor's Enamel paint.
I thin the paint by approximation. I have been doing this for a while....
A couple of these models I have done 4-5 times before I am satisfied with the results.
The microscale NJ Transit decals are hard to put on. I have been using their decal set which seems to get the decals to adhere with less air bubbles in them.....
I also use a lot of 3m Blue painters tape for masking.
HTH
/Pete
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Posted - August 31 2014 : 10:42:17 PM
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Hadn't you painted up an E60 at one point as well?
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Posted - August 31 2014 : 11:52:24 PM
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The NJT E60CP I did was a restoration....
It a few weeks I will post 3 E60CP's (2- American GK's, 1- Walthers) I am finishing up.... 2- Amtrak, 1- NJ Transit (bought from Amtrak).
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Posted - September 01 2014 : 07:16:02 AM
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Hi Pete. Your NJT paint looks very good to me. Lots of work there. Good work ! You can see NJT being a state owned road, did whatever it could to build and maintain there locomotive fleet. Keep up the good work.
Frank
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