Showing posts with label F7. Show all posts
Showing posts with label F7. Show all posts
Monday, December 25, 2017
Finished up a pair of F7 A&B units for the A&C. These are not protoypical to the railroad but I did model them as Rock Island rebuilds that my model railroad acquired. These are Intermountain units. Details include spark arrestors, colling lines over the dynamic hatch, windshield wipers, plenty of grab irons, trainline airhose and MU hoses. These units also have sound, a first for the railroad. The A unit rides a little high due to the decoder, so I'll need to mill the frame, a project for another day. The sound decoder is an ESU LokSound Select Micro with an EMD 567BC prime mover.
Sunday, October 2, 2016
Rock Island Covered Wagons
Just finished up a few Rock Island units for a friend in Nebraska. These came to me as undecorated Kato units with details added by the owner. These were pretty straight forward units but did require some interesting masking on the noses. We used Tru Color paints and Microscale decals with a Future clearcoat before applying decals.
First of the three was F7A #122 in the red/yellow scheme. The owner added the spark arrestors and a small radiator on the top of the hood. He also filled in the lower headlight. This model was first based in red paint, then masked for the yellow nose and stripes. Decals followed including the yellow stripes on the door grabs.
Second is E8A #658, also in the red/yellow scheme. I grafted large numberboards to the nose from a donor F7 model to match the prototype 658. This model was painted and decaled in the same manner as #122.
Last is E8a #649, this one is in the maroon/yellow scheme. This model was stock straight from Kato and only got paint and decals. The yellow nose was sprayed first to ease the masking and then the model was finished with maroon. Decals followed including the yellow stripes on the door grabs.
These were fun units to do and were a real challenge to mask. I used a lot of decal solution to get the large Rock Island letters to settle down over the rivets on the body panels. Photos of the assembled units can be seen over on the owner's blog. thelittlerockline - covered wagons on little rock
Thanks for looking!
Doug
First of the three was F7A #122 in the red/yellow scheme. The owner added the spark arrestors and a small radiator on the top of the hood. He also filled in the lower headlight. This model was first based in red paint, then masked for the yellow nose and stripes. Decals followed including the yellow stripes on the door grabs.
Second is E8A #658, also in the red/yellow scheme. I grafted large numberboards to the nose from a donor F7 model to match the prototype 658. This model was painted and decaled in the same manner as #122.
Last is E8a #649, this one is in the maroon/yellow scheme. This model was stock straight from Kato and only got paint and decals. The yellow nose was sprayed first to ease the masking and then the model was finished with maroon. Decals followed including the yellow stripes on the door grabs.
These were fun units to do and were a real challenge to mask. I used a lot of decal solution to get the large Rock Island letters to settle down over the rivets on the body panels. Photos of the assembled units can be seen over on the owner's blog. thelittlerockline - covered wagons on little rock
Thanks for looking!
Doug
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