10-29-2021, 03:50 PM
Today was the right day for the paint shop.
A photo of the four Funaro & Camerlengo kits.
When I had finished the assembly of those cars, I decided to repaint two True Line Trains Reefers because I have never liked the color which was too dark to my liking. I first tried to strip the paint off them with Simple Green and isopropyl alcohol. The Simple Green did absolutely nothing and it took no less than five days in a bath of alcohol to get rid of the paint on a first car with a good scrubbing with the result that some small parts were broken and had to be repaired. As the paint on those cars was pretty thin and smooth I decided to let the second as is and paint over it without striping the paint. I Know this is not a good modeling practice but, after priming and a coat of paint, I barely can't see the difference between the two.
While the laundry room was transformed into a paint room (thanks to the girlfriend), I decided to take advantage of it and proceeded to the painting of two boxcars which were waiting on a shelf for quite a while.
That's what I call a good day at the office.
A photo of the four Funaro & Camerlengo kits.
When I had finished the assembly of those cars, I decided to repaint two True Line Trains Reefers because I have never liked the color which was too dark to my liking. I first tried to strip the paint off them with Simple Green and isopropyl alcohol. The Simple Green did absolutely nothing and it took no less than five days in a bath of alcohol to get rid of the paint on a first car with a good scrubbing with the result that some small parts were broken and had to be repaired. As the paint on those cars was pretty thin and smooth I decided to let the second as is and paint over it without striping the paint. I Know this is not a good modeling practice but, after priming and a coat of paint, I barely can't see the difference between the two.
While the laundry room was transformed into a paint room (thanks to the girlfriend), I decided to take advantage of it and proceeded to the painting of two boxcars which were waiting on a shelf for quite a while.
That's what I call a good day at the office.
Guy from Southern Quebec.