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 Posted - April 21 2008 : 6:56:49 PM
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This is the stripped and repainted Silver Streak shell that is now the home to the Sting "Ray" II, SRII, after Ray Marinaccio's first PC C430 Alco, replacement motor project that I first posted last Tuesday. It still need handrails and some safety paint and that will be it. It's a natural for the NS Logo. Hopefully it looks as if Tyco did it.
It runs good.
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Posted - April 21 2008 : 7:03:27 PM
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| looks good to me,but am not a rivit counter ken
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Posted - April 21 2008 : 8:01:17 PM
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Wow, looks awesome!!! Excellent looking...
Mike
Ps. You have inspired me, I have spare Golden Eagle I can paint!
Thank you,
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Posted - April 21 2008 : 8:12:11 PM
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| AF -- W-O-W -- i'm with ken--not a rivet counter--Looks great.[:D].
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Posted - April 21 2008 : 8:58:16 PM
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A deifinite Pi__Cutter 4 Sure! Excellent work!
-Gareth
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 Posted - April 21 2008 : 9:07:07 PM
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Looks great! The 430 was a natural for black paint. Would love to see a PC unit *properly* done in black plaint too.
The roadnumber font almost matches the one Tyco used in late 60's production runs too.
Excellent work!
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Posted - April 21 2008 : 9:24:50 PM
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Hey AF:
Whats the etymology of the loco's name again. I know it was derived from a Ray M Prototype.
-Gareth
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Posted - April 21 2008 : 10:28:14 PM
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Hey AF,
Nice 430!! And yes, I am a bit of a rivit counter. But what the heck, It looks good!! Do you have a hand rail set for it or do you need to bend some rod?
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Posted - April 21 2008 : 10:30:13 PM
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Thanks for the kind comments folks!
SR is Sting Ray" as in Ray Marinaccio, II as the second prototype after Ray's first replacement. I know that's a car name but I thought the SR sounded right.
I thought about other changes like a real plow and hoses but this is neat too.
If I do another C430, and you know I will, I think I'll shave the grab irons a little where heralds are on the ends because the decals didn't want to lay down very well. I used Shell decals.
I may use the handrails I bent for my earlier CSX Alco
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Posted - April 22 2008 : 12:32:27 AM
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Looks great!
Nice choice for paint sceme and road name.
Ray
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Posted - April 22 2008 : 6:02:21 PM
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Hey AF. Looks great. What did you use to strip the original SS paint?
-cheez
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Posted - April 22 2008 : 6:29:23 PM
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Cheez,
Thanks.
I used Pinesol first. I was trying to strip the just lettering and I left it soaking to the point where it broke through the chrome. Where it did revove the lettering it left a ghost image with perfect chrome. Then I used chameleon stripper, I think.
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Posted - April 22 2008 : 6:52:07 PM
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| Did the pinesol have any effect of the shell itself? I had some bad luck with an Athearn PA-1 on the weekend. Thing melted in acetone after only about 45 mins. I'm being extra careful now.
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Posted - April 22 2008 : 6:59:54 PM
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No, the tough Tyco C430 Alco shell suffered no damage. Sorry about the PA-1. The last Athearn I painted was an Undec. I'll have to be careful of that. Thanks for the reminder.
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Posted - January 18 2010 : 3:39:44 PM
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Thi would have been a perfect "Khyrissie" entry!
Agian Hubba Hubba on ths beastie!
-Gareth
"A is A"
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Posted - January 19 2010 : 7:23:55 PM
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Romcat,
I could have tried tried this.
Thanks,
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Posted - September 08 2010 : 10:01:45 AM
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now do one in BNSF  but  looks awesome 
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Posted - September 09 2010 : 6:54:59 PM
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Excellent work! I love to see new life breathed into an old horse
Cheers, Ian
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Posted - September 09 2010 : 7:33:19 PM
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| hey! Do a matching Tyco caboose now!
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Posted - September 10 2010 : 12:48:12 AM
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| Very nice work-wish I could paint & decal this well. Outstanding!
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