07-17-2021, 05:49 PM
Sorry I've been out of the loop for a bit. Summer's here and it came in with a heat wave here in the interior of B.C. For the past couple weeks I haven't had alot of inclination to work on anything Model related until today.
I did finish up the TLT 8 hatch reefer. I stripped the paint like Wayne said and found that Kylon Paver gray was a fairly close match to the original CN paint. It seems like it's a difficult color to nail down as I had a hard time finding a sample to compare it with.
after some weathering it's ready for the road. I also replaced the cast plastic brake rods wit some brass wire
The originals were broken and too thick for my eye.
While I had my airbrush out for weathering the reefer, I figured I'd weather a couple other cars at the same time to save paint.
I've done a bit to the layout as well.
I painted my hardshell in tan and attached the sawmill section to the layout. I've started to place out the track the main sawmill structure to see how it will all fit. I'm not all that happy with the mill that I had on the previous layout. I find it a bit too big and it overly dominates the scene. It is a JV Models Lucas sawmill that I built over 15 years ago. I scratchbuilt all the machinery in it using some old (1960's) Model Railroader articles by Jack Work.
This on the other hand, is KMP Models Sawmill with planer in the same place. I like it's smaller size and how it fits in the space much better. It came from my friend who passed away last year. I don't normally use structures that I haven't built myself but having this on the layout is a good tribute to him.
I did finish up the TLT 8 hatch reefer. I stripped the paint like Wayne said and found that Kylon Paver gray was a fairly close match to the original CN paint. It seems like it's a difficult color to nail down as I had a hard time finding a sample to compare it with.
after some weathering it's ready for the road. I also replaced the cast plastic brake rods wit some brass wire
The originals were broken and too thick for my eye.
While I had my airbrush out for weathering the reefer, I figured I'd weather a couple other cars at the same time to save paint.
I've done a bit to the layout as well.
I painted my hardshell in tan and attached the sawmill section to the layout. I've started to place out the track the main sawmill structure to see how it will all fit. I'm not all that happy with the mill that I had on the previous layout. I find it a bit too big and it overly dominates the scene. It is a JV Models Lucas sawmill that I built over 15 years ago. I scratchbuilt all the machinery in it using some old (1960's) Model Railroader articles by Jack Work.
This on the other hand, is KMP Models Sawmill with planer in the same place. I like it's smaller size and how it fits in the space much better. It came from my friend who passed away last year. I don't normally use structures that I haven't built myself but having this on the layout is a good tribute to him.