Post by stevewoodward on Sept 13, 2008 7:46:21 GMT -5
Hey all! I'm glad to have found this forum, I'm a self confessed locoholic and detail maniac. Most of my model railroading years where spent in N scale. I did some pretty nice work in that small size. I took a few years off from modeling and when I returned I decided to switch to HO. Since superdetailing and custom painting locos has always been my passion it only made sense. Plus getting into my early 40s I found myself starting to struggle a bit with N.
I've completed a few HO projects so far, a NYS&W GP38 (before Atlas did theirs), a Reading SD45 with extended cab front wall (below), and a D&H GP38-2.
The one thorn in my side has been painting handrails. I switched to water based paints, so my old method of adding flex additive to the paint doesn't apply. I have used the R/C paints for white or yellow rail ends, but they don't help when painting entire handrails railroad specific colors. I recently picked up a can of "plastic adhesion promoter" and plan to experiment this weekend.
I'm primarily an EMD fan but don't mind the occasional Alco or GE.
One thing I'm hoping to find are some good photos of underframe details such as air filters, traction motor cable routing etc. Any links would be most welcome.
Thanks to the owners/moderators for creating such a board, It'll be nice to share information with fellow locoholics.
Have a good weekend all!
I've completed a few HO projects so far, a NYS&W GP38 (before Atlas did theirs), a Reading SD45 with extended cab front wall (below), and a D&H GP38-2.
The one thorn in my side has been painting handrails. I switched to water based paints, so my old method of adding flex additive to the paint doesn't apply. I have used the R/C paints for white or yellow rail ends, but they don't help when painting entire handrails railroad specific colors. I recently picked up a can of "plastic adhesion promoter" and plan to experiment this weekend.
I'm primarily an EMD fan but don't mind the occasional Alco or GE.
One thing I'm hoping to find are some good photos of underframe details such as air filters, traction motor cable routing etc. Any links would be most welcome.
Thanks to the owners/moderators for creating such a board, It'll be nice to share information with fellow locoholics.
Have a good weekend all!
