IronBeltKen
Lazy Daydreamer
This model has been sitting on a shelf under my layout ever since February 2005, waiting to be painted in the colors of my chosen road. I've been too focused on building a layout to do any loco modeling work. Well two weeks ago, I finally got started on it.
First, a link to its "before" picture, fresh from the box in C&NW paint:
http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e182/CSX_road_slug/2454_project/SD38-2_2454_B4_image_in_CNW.jpg
Proto: http://www.trainweb.org/csxphotos/photos/SD38-2/2454CSX-bc.jpg
Part of the reason this took so long is because I photo-documented every major step of the process. I'm planning to write an Ask-Paint-Shop type of article on it in the near future. But for now, I'll skip directly to the photos of the finished product. The only aftermarket parts I used (all from Details West) are: A Pyle headlight lens cover, a CSX-style K5LA 5chime horn, and a long hood side-mounted bell.
1) A head-on view;
2) Left side;
3) Tail end;
4) Right side, from rear
First, a link to its "before" picture, fresh from the box in C&NW paint:
http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e182/CSX_road_slug/2454_project/SD38-2_2454_B4_image_in_CNW.jpg
Proto: http://www.trainweb.org/csxphotos/photos/SD38-2/2454CSX-bc.jpg
Part of the reason this took so long is because I photo-documented every major step of the process. I'm planning to write an Ask-Paint-Shop type of article on it in the near future. But for now, I'll skip directly to the photos of the finished product. The only aftermarket parts I used (all from Details West) are: A Pyle headlight lens cover, a CSX-style K5LA 5chime horn, and a long hood side-mounted bell.
1) A head-on view;
2) Left side;
3) Tail end;
4) Right side, from rear
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