Decal Assistance

[wheeler1963]

Guys I need some help please. I'm building a couple of Illinois Central cabooses for my interchange trains. I'm doing the later gray models (pic below). I have the lettering and death star but no numbers or reporting marks. I can't find a set of decals that have them for freight cars. Any ideas??? Thank you in advance.

 

[Rico]

Give this guy a try: http://www.icgdecals.com/
he has some cool stuff!

 

[wheeler1963]

Thank you Rick. I think he has what I need.

 

[wheeler1963]

Finally got them done.

 

[Rico]

Wow great job!
(and I like how you added a splash of colour!)

 

[wheeler1963]

Wow great job!
(and I like how you added a splash of colour!)

I knew you'd like those Rick. Next, off to weathering they go. Will paint up another IC death star also.

 

[wheeler1963]

I got a couple of them in weathering today.

 

[Greg@mnrr]

Jerome: I like the weathering on that Burlington Northern caboose...nice job. Your weathering is't over done like my rust bucket SOO cabooses.

I have the background building on the left that's in your photo.

Greg

 

[wheeler1963]

Jerome: I like the weathering on that Burlington Northern caboose...nice job. Your weathering is't over done like my rust bucket SOO cabooses.

I have the background building on the left that's in your photo.

Greg

Greg, I have another BN caboose that still needs weathering sitting here. I was actually looking at your Soo caboose. The BN really let them go at the end before they scrapped them all. I think a heavy weathered one like yours is needed.

 

[Greg@mnrr]

Jerome: I used a mixture of oils, aryclic paints and powders to weather the caboose. It was a fun several days and time is needed for the coats of DullCote to dry between applying another layer of weathering. I enjoy weathering and will do more cars in a few weeks.

Greg

This ACL box car was weathered using only oil paints. First I applied a coat of streaked oil, diluted Burned Sienna, down the sides and ends of the car. Once dry and it takes several days to dry, I used slightly diluted oil paint (used fast drying thinner) to make the points of rust and when nearly dry I used diluted Burned Sienna t make the rust streaks. After everything had dried I gave it a coat of DullCote.-Greg

PS: The door was a replacement door so there's little weathering done to the red door.

 

[wheeler1963]

Greg, have you ever tried sanding down the lettering to make it look faded also?

 

[Greg@mnrr]

Jerome: I never tried to do any sanding of lettering. I was afraid that I would ruin the finish under the lettering.

On some of my ore cars I used a wash to fade the weathering. Once the wash had dried I when ahead and did the balance of the weathering.

Nice weathering on your car!

Or, I'll use Pan Pastels to weather the lettering a bit to fade it out.

Greg

 

[wheeler1963]

I used a Mr. Clean scrubbing pad to sand it down. Takes a lot of elbow grease but you can control how much comes off. Doesn't hurt the finish at all. Usually the first step I do.

 

[Greg@mnrr]

Jerome: You may enjoy this video on weathering and uses methods that are easy.

Greg

 

[wheeler1963]

OK all 3 are finished and ready for the rails. Accidentally broke off a break stand on the IC, that'll need replaced OOPS.

 

[wheeler1963]

Another IC caboose in the works.

I've had this caboose generator laying in my parts box for 20 years or so, figured I might as well use it.

 

[Rico]

Very cool, I’ve never seen that generator before.

 

[wheeler1963]

Very cool, I’ve never seen that generator before.

Rick, it is an Overland Models Inc. #80030. Like I said, I've had it for years.

 

[Alcomotive]

This one is a generator.....it would power up everything for the caboose.

and so is this one....

This one is an alternator for charging the batteries for light markers etc...12v applications.

 

[wheeler1963]

So I did get it in the right spot!!