Helping Hands

[doctorwayne]

Tyson, I painted this loco for Mister Nutbar some years ago, weathering it as was requested:


I don't recall exactly when, but he later decided that a recently-outshopped look would be more suitable, and I eventually got around to re-doing the 3529:


Most, if not all, of Mister Nutbar's steam locos are of prototypes which are still in existence or which were the last of their class to be scrapped.

Even locos which are to be weathered get an "almost new" look from the paint shop, then weathering is applied to suit the individual.
Here's a freelanced CNR Mike, built and painted for another Member of Big Blue. The loco is a BLI USRA Mikado. Here she is right out of the paint shop:


...and after an initial weathering:


...and the final appearance:




Wayne