Post by ptc on Oct 24, 2019 14:55:57 GMT
I am working on a 7 car Mow Train for one of our OGF members. The crane and tender are done. Meanwhile I'll walk our members through the process of painting, weathering, lettering and detailing these puppies.
Step 1: Decal artwork, shown in photo goes to Highball Graphics (an OGF Corporate Sponsor as well). It is so important to supply your decal company with the length, width for aspect ratio, color, font and boldness. I like to personalize the graphics with family names, home location when possible.
Step 2: These General Electric Mow cars from Lionel X 3. N&W gets road name X 2/car and car number. Black roof. Next installment shows masking and painting then decaling, weathering and detailing. Gotta have a hobo (homeless person) or two.
Step 3: Boxcar and GON: First stripped existing graphics using lacquer thinner, q-tips and paper towel. Then bead blaster using aluminum oxide grit. Hold blaster at deflection angle shown and keep it moving or you'll blow a hole in a plastic car. I just want to get the surface uniform and a little porous to accept paint, then a thorough wash to remove all dust particles. Notice that the GON trucks are masked. I could not figure out how to remove them, and that's saying something. All right, next installment, painting and finishing. Happens when I receive the completed decals.
Thanks for following this interesting project.
Harry Hieke
