Rainbows in the Lehigh Valley Gorge

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Mixed bag....

Got started on the minimalist weathering of the GP39-2.  I'd weathered the carcass (entirely dry brushed acrylic black to tone everything down and add some wear with a focus on the top deck, air intake grills, running gear, walkways and fuel tank), put the handrails, couplers and plow back on....


   

 and thought I'd get some shots of it on various places the layout (you'll notice that the headlight's on and all systems are go):

   

About halfway around my viewing level, the locomotive started to labor and then came to a stop and I smelled foulness.  My electrical problems persist...  I was going to add some road grime and call this one done, but the need for a full teardown and examination of every possible point of potential shorting has to be done.  Table all of that...

Went back to structure building and got the basic framework (including the front first floor interior) of Rudy's Printing done (minus roof).  This one is super narrow and would fit just about anywhere on a layout.  It also has some tricky detailing, so it might take a few more days to call this one done.