CN C40-8 #2114

[OSR_182]

Hi All,

Another recent project I've been working on is a CN C40-8, to be numbered for 2114. I started with an undec unit, and painted the black, then red, and then white. Unfortunately, I had some issues with paint peeling, so I'm going to have to go back and touch it up - all three colours! I'm a little puzzled, because I took it straight from the box to the paint booth - perhaps there was some residue on it from the factory?

After the paint is fixed, it's just decals and assembly - very few modifications needed. Of course, the same week I started this one, Atlas announced a factory-painted version! Maybe I can still beat them to the punch and finish mine first...

Anyway, here is a photo of my progress so far.



Cheers,
Peter.

[bcrail]

Very nicely done, is this one of the units with the special 15 years or whatever decal? Or is this just going to be a plain jane CN unit?

[railfanalex]

The prototype 2114 is painted in the www.cn.ca scheme.
www.flickr.com/photos/linkdude678/4803504579/

[OSR_182]

Hi All,

I thought I'd post an update on this one. I repainted the parts that had peeled paint, and changed the red to a more accurate CN red-orange. I'm in the middle of adding the detail parts, such as windshield wipers, handrails, snowplow, etc. While it has taken about two years to get this far, I still reached my goal of beating Atlas to the release of theirs!

The real unit has since had the split cooling system modification, so I'm not sure if I am going to model this feature (not quite sure how, either). My goal is to model this one as-painted, so just a little weathering.

Here's a photo of the model, and the real one not long after it was released from shop.





Thanks for looking,

Cheers,
Peter.

[Randy Earle]

Looks pretty nice Peter.

[tamaman]

Nice work Peter!