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I started a thread yesterday about automotive striping.
http://www.mylargescale.com/Community/Forums/tabid/56/forumid/8/tpage/1/view/topic/postid/51487/Default.aspx#51643
That's a good source of info for future reference. Rather than post these pictures there, I started a new topic.
I've had a coach and observation that were painted in Southern Crescent. While I liked the two tone green scheme, I don't see myself adding more Southern coaches. I already have a specially decorated train (the wedding train) which has a nice black-yellow-silver scheme. However, I didn't like how that scheme would look on heavyweights (too streamliner-era) so in fishing for some ideas, someone suggested I incorporate the school colors of Villanova (Blue and White) with Millsersville U (Black and Yellow). I liked that idea, and created some paint schemes using those four colors. I showed MB the one I liked the best, and she liked it too, so I went ahead with the project and started to paint.
For the lettering, I used vinyl stick on letters. I'd paint the color I wanted the lettering to be, then put the stickers on using blue paint tape as my guide for 'straightness'. Then, I'd paint over with the body color. I worked from lightest color to darkest. Some of the lettering could probably use a little touch up, but overall, I am satisfied with the results.
OK, some pictures. Note, that the stripes are actually silver, but they reflect the table cloth (red) in some of the pictures.
Prepping the silver lettering (this was before I decided to use silver and yellow letters)
Same angle, with flash
Coach 1026 before adding stripes and decals.
I felt the coach was too dark, so I added some stripes, and small Millersvillanova decals:
Close up of the car name:
The ugly. I need to hand paint the doors, as in my haste, I didn't stop to cut out the windows. Here you can see the original Southern Crescent paint. Also of note in this photo is the ultra flat black paint I used on the roof. To me, it looks a lot like real roofing material:
Well, that's that. Once I finish the doors, I might work on scraping the windows a little bit, but I'm not too worried about that at the moment. I'd like to get the observation car completed in this motif as well. Alas, the weather forecast is rain, which won't be good for painting projects!
http://www.mylargescale.com/Community/Forums/tabid/56/forumid/8/tpage/1/view/topic/postid/51487/Default.aspx#51643
That's a good source of info for future reference. Rather than post these pictures there, I started a new topic.
I've had a coach and observation that were painted in Southern Crescent. While I liked the two tone green scheme, I don't see myself adding more Southern coaches. I already have a specially decorated train (the wedding train) which has a nice black-yellow-silver scheme. However, I didn't like how that scheme would look on heavyweights (too streamliner-era) so in fishing for some ideas, someone suggested I incorporate the school colors of Villanova (Blue and White) with Millsersville U (Black and Yellow). I liked that idea, and created some paint schemes using those four colors. I showed MB the one I liked the best, and she liked it too, so I went ahead with the project and started to paint.
For the lettering, I used vinyl stick on letters. I'd paint the color I wanted the lettering to be, then put the stickers on using blue paint tape as my guide for 'straightness'. Then, I'd paint over with the body color. I worked from lightest color to darkest. Some of the lettering could probably use a little touch up, but overall, I am satisfied with the results.
OK, some pictures. Note, that the stripes are actually silver, but they reflect the table cloth (red) in some of the pictures.
Prepping the silver lettering (this was before I decided to use silver and yellow letters)

Same angle, with flash

Coach 1026 before adding stripes and decals.

I felt the coach was too dark, so I added some stripes, and small Millersvillanova decals:

Close up of the car name:

The ugly. I need to hand paint the doors, as in my haste, I didn't stop to cut out the windows. Here you can see the original Southern Crescent paint. Also of note in this photo is the ultra flat black paint I used on the roof. To me, it looks a lot like real roofing material:

Well, that's that. Once I finish the doors, I might work on scraping the windows a little bit, but I'm not too worried about that at the moment. I'd like to get the observation car completed in this motif as well. Alas, the weather forecast is rain, which won't be good for painting projects!