JAMO Posted August 13, 2023 Author Share Posted August 13, 2023 Yes a toning down with weathering or a total black paint should be the best for this period. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikjd Posted August 15, 2023 Share Posted August 15, 2023 Can I ask what paint you used for the blue, it looks a good match for Conrail? 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-UnitMad Posted August 15, 2023 Share Posted August 15, 2023 On 13/08/2023 at 10:16, JAMO said: a total black paint should be the best for this period Must admit that is what I'd go with. 👍 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMO Posted August 18, 2023 Author Share Posted August 18, 2023 The blue color is "Ultramarine blue" from the brand "The army painter". The real color seen by my eyes isn't really Conrail blue. My phone camera has changed the color a little bit. It's more dark and more grey in reality. Here is the real color seen with the photo of the maker. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMO Posted August 18, 2023 Author Share Posted August 18, 2023 On 15/08/2023 at 13:31, F-UnitMad said: Must admit that is what I'd go with. 👍 Yes, the best solution is to clean the body and to paint it in black color. Maybe with a yellow stripe... 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-UnitMad Posted August 18, 2023 Share Posted August 18, 2023 10 minutes ago, JAMO said: My phone camera has changed the color a little bit. It's more dark and more grey in reality. I've noticed that with blues & greens in particular - phone cameras just don't show them accurately. 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-UnitMad Posted August 18, 2023 Share Posted August 18, 2023 8 minutes ago, JAMO said: Yes, the best solution is to clean the body and to paint it in black color. Maybe with a yellow stripe... Yellow wasp stripes...? 👌😁😉 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikjd Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 On 18/08/2023 at 08:12, JAMO said: The blue color is "Ultramarine blue" from the brand "The army painter". The real color seen by my eyes isn't really Conrail blue. My phone camera has changed the color a little bit. It's more dark and more grey in reality. Here is the real color seen with the photo of the maker. Thanks Jack, it certainly looks darker on the cap. I'll have to stick with Tamiya French Blue and Vallejo Andrea Blue. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMO Posted August 20, 2023 Author Share Posted August 20, 2023 (edited) I've tried to make photos to compare the "blue" colors of different locomotives. I used my old iPhone, a Sony and a Nikon camera. The most light blue is the HO scale RS11. 2. The O scale RS3. 3. The HO GP35 4. the most dark is the O scale Baldwin. It's very difficult to see the nuances in a photo. Here we see well: Edited August 20, 2023 by JAMO 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMO Posted August 20, 2023 Author Share Posted August 20, 2023 On 18/08/2023 at 09:31, F-UnitMad said: Yellow wasp stripes...? 👌😁😉 I like a lot but the Baldwin don't have the space for the stripes: the radiator is in front of the bonnet. No metal nose like on this Alco. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Northroader Posted August 21, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 21, 2023 The right shade of blue?? 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
long island jack Posted August 21, 2023 Share Posted August 21, 2023 (edited) no need for stripes!! Edited August 21, 2023 by long island jack 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-UnitMad Posted August 21, 2023 Share Posted August 21, 2023 1 hour ago, Northroader said: The right shade of blue?? Wow!! Hilda's rather over-dressed isn't she?? And much slimmer.... Oops, wrong Thread.... 🙄🤦♂️🤦♂️🤣🤣 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-UnitMad Posted August 21, 2023 Share Posted August 21, 2023 14 hours ago, JAMO said: I like a lot but the Baldwin don't have the space for the stripes: the radiator is in front of the bonnet. No metal nose like on this Alco. Oh yes it has... 😝😝🤣🤣👍 The stripes were painted round the edge. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMO Posted August 21, 2023 Author Share Posted August 21, 2023 5 hours ago, long island jack said: no need for stripes!! Wow! Nice paint scheme. Thank you Ray. I didn't know there was Baldwin with a Conrail dress 👍 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMO Posted August 21, 2023 Author Share Posted August 21, 2023 4 hours ago, F-UnitMad said: Wow!! Hilda's rather over-dressed isn't she?? And much slimmer.... Oops, wrong Thread.... 🙄🤦♂️🤦♂️🤣🤣 Really? No blue bikini? 😂 The Conrail scheme is here: 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMO Posted August 21, 2023 Author Share Posted August 21, 2023 4 hours ago, F-UnitMad said: Oh yes it has... 😝😝🤣🤣👍 The stripes were painted round the edge. Ah ok. Very good like that! Thank you Jordan! 👍 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMO Posted August 21, 2023 Author Share Posted August 21, 2023 Now, I have to clean my Baldwin and repaint it in black. After "Men in black", we have "Baldwin in black" 😎 😂 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikjd Posted August 23, 2023 Share Posted August 23, 2023 On 21/08/2023 at 16:27, JAMO said: Wow! Nice paint scheme. Thank you Ray. I didn't know there was Baldwin with a Conrail dress 👍 An ex Reading VO that had been EMD'd around 1959/60. Apparently a couple made it to Conrail blue, but without the usual logo's. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMO Posted November 22, 2023 Author Share Posted November 22, 2023 (edited) Back to US trains... sorry for the silence. I've started to make a caboose for my shortline. I've started by shortening a "normal" one: The original picture: And the model I'm scratchbuilding: I've used Photoshop to modify the photo. Edited November 22, 2023 by JAMO 6 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMO Posted November 22, 2023 Author Share Posted November 22, 2023 First pics: the chassis. 8 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMO Posted December 2, 2023 Author Share Posted December 2, 2023 Next step... 5 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMO Posted December 9, 2023 Author Share Posted December 9, 2023 The brake system... 5 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMO Posted December 27, 2023 Author Share Posted December 27, 2023 More... 5 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMO Posted January 2 Author Share Posted January 2 I wish you a Happy New Year for 2024! And lot of modelling joy. 5 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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