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Post by dcs077 on Jan 2, 2010 4:34:50 GMT -5
Well its finally finished after all the questions and such. I have lightly weathered the unit and fitted the tsunami decoder. it has an oval speaker in the long hood. i had to do alot of mods to the weight to fit the decoder and speaker and it just fits. it turned out ok. thinking may need some additional weathering.... have not decided yet.Turned out good for an outlay of only 80 dollars.
Dan
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Post by gnsteve on Jan 2, 2010 4:53:19 GMT -5
Good job.
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Post by minicooper on Jan 2, 2010 7:34:40 GMT -5
I second that.
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Post by rdg5310 on Jan 2, 2010 9:58:36 GMT -5
Very nice 30! ;D
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Post by Randy Earle on Jan 2, 2010 12:17:23 GMT -5
I really like that one. The GP-30 is a locomotive on it's own merits.
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Post by sarge on Jan 2, 2010 13:22:43 GMT -5
Supreb craftsmenship! Almost makes me want to do some Chessie units again  |
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Post by chessie8553 on Jan 2, 2010 16:36:00 GMT -5
That was great. Now I feel motivated to get out there and start painting again....but alas, it is an extremely cold day here in the DC region so I'll have to wait it out. Supreb craftsmenship! Almost makes me want to do some Chessie units again Almost?  |
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Post by Matthew on Jan 2, 2010 17:39:38 GMT -5
Looks good Dan.
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Post by icghogger on Jan 4, 2010 11:12:03 GMT -5
Excellent Job, Dan!
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Post by dcs077 on Jan 10, 2010 7:33:01 GMT -5
thanks for the feedbak guys makes me want to paint more..... need to keep going on the gp 40-2 now...
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Post by stewarttrains98 on Jan 18, 2010 17:23:16 GMT -5
very, very nice looking unit.
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Post by Wammi on Jan 22, 2010 14:22:50 GMT -5
Excellent job! I think you have he weathering spot-on!
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Post by dcs077 on Feb 19, 2010 7:49:59 GMT -5
no the unit was originally painted in BN colours. i stripped the shell and painted it with floquil paints. the colours i used was armour yellow for the faded look in the yellow. cn orange mixed with some armour yellow to take some of the red out and floquil dark blue. these colours seem to look great in the flesh but i have found the yellow doesnt photograph well. subtle weathering ties it all together well. the floquil paints i find work alot better for me as they are forgiving with mixing as well as being able to paint in all kinds of weather. i painted this unit on a 37deg C day (just under 100 deg F) with 82% humidity and paint went on flawlessly
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Post by dcs077 on Feb 19, 2010 17:42:40 GMT -5
excellent i will be keen on seeing that.
Dan
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Post by kcs1967 on Feb 22, 2010 13:49:56 GMT -5
Beautiful job, I assume that is a Proto Unit, but I am not sure, so is it Proto or Bachmann?
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Post by dcs077 on Feb 26, 2010 8:49:09 GMT -5
its a proto unit. i dont like the bachman units very much all the ones i have seen sound like coffee grinders
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