Good Sir Jim
They Make An HO Now?
I bought a Chessie GP-38 a long while back at a train show somewhereabouts. It runs sort of noisy, and doesn't have any flywheels, and the paint scheme is way off, colors are too dark and icky.
So I thought this one would be the perfect candidate for my first custom-painted engine. Does Norfolk Southern own any GP-38s? I couldn't find any in the limited time I searched Google.
Large Image of Paint Progress
I had to swap the two wires on the motor, the darn thing would run backwards of my other engine. You may be able to tell that I'm new to soldering. But, practice makes perfect! I also applied heat-shrink tubing and taped it all down to serve the dual purpose of keeping the wires in one spot and holding the weights together and not shifting on me.
Painted the shell with my 'special' (re: mixed together what I have on hand) concoction for a very nice flat black color. Unfortunately, was not careful enough removing the cab windows, so I need to go find some new ones. The shell is tooled for Horn Hooks, so I'll need to do some innovative cutting to fit in a Kadee gearbox, but I'm not too worried.
The old color scheme, except the yellow was a much more painful orange, and the red a bit deeper.
So I thought this one would be the perfect candidate for my first custom-painted engine. Does Norfolk Southern own any GP-38s? I couldn't find any in the limited time I searched Google.
Large Image of Paint Progress
I had to swap the two wires on the motor, the darn thing would run backwards of my other engine. You may be able to tell that I'm new to soldering. But, practice makes perfect! I also applied heat-shrink tubing and taped it all down to serve the dual purpose of keeping the wires in one spot and holding the weights together and not shifting on me.
Painted the shell with my 'special' (re: mixed together what I have on hand) concoction for a very nice flat black color. Unfortunately, was not careful enough removing the cab windows, so I need to go find some new ones. The shell is tooled for Horn Hooks, so I'll need to do some innovative cutting to fit in a Kadee gearbox, but I'm not too worried.
The old color scheme, except the yellow was a much more painful orange, and the red a bit deeper.