Southern Pacific's Jefferson Branch

[Green_Elite_Cab]

Airbrushing, and even the cleaning, isn't too bad. I usually wait until I have a few good projects ready to paint then gather them up.

I think the real struggle is the paint, which has been a pain since they discontinued Polly Scale and Floquil. I have struggled getting the right settings for Tru-color and other replacements. I also use that Alclad paint for my stainless steel passenger cars, and that stuff is a pain even when being applied normally.

I think the effort necessary for cleaning is directly related to how soon you clean it after use. Its not the sort of thing you can walk away from and come back to. I tend to have everything already prepared before I begin so that as soon as I am done with a color i clean it, and ideally, the paint doesn't sit still for long between models.