Transformation: GP39-2 From Shiny Brass to Grimy Green

[P5se Camelback]

No rain today … just cold … upper 40’s this morning! But by mid afternoon, with the mercury in the garage in the 60’s, I stirred the paint jars and took them out to the airbrush work station and let the pigment fly. First up ... the Cab Interior–Walkways–End Platforms/Pilots (which had been primered two days ago and masked off last night) got a coat of grimy black on the underside …




The Chassis had a few small areas masked and it also got a coat of Grimy Black. I couldn’t help myself, though …


… yeah … I had to hit the fuel tank with my Grimy Road Dirt mixture …


The trucks were then assembled and given a light dusting of the Grimy Road Dirt mixture …



Tomorrow, when all is dry and fairly-well cured, I’ll assemble the chassis to the point where I can put it on the Bachrus saddles and, after insuring that the gears have a light coat of Atlas # 190 Gear Lube, I’ll run it in for half an hour and then (gulp) heat up the pencil iron and begin the install of the Soundtrax Tsunami decoder and the TrainMaster speaker.