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Completed May
9, 2010
Even More Fantasy Cars
(Someone really likes those MRL cars...
)
The MRL 86' Auto Parts cars are a combination of
Atlas and Con-Cor. The Atlas cars again proved to be a bit of a challenge
to strip. I don't know what Atlas used on their
first generation of cars, but the paint stuck and was really
thick. Oh well, on to the next batch...
All of the auto parts boxcars have individual
road numbers that have not (and will not) be repeated.
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Completed
December 15, 2009
This is a set of Kato 40' containers that were
stripped and repainted into fantasy MRL. I used CSX blue
from Modelflex for the base coat and decals from Microscale.
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Completed
October 18, 2009
Even More Fantasy Cars...
Completed another round of fantasy cars over the
last couple of days. All of the cars were stripped with 91%
alcohol before being repainted into the current colors.
Paint is either from Polly Scale or Modelflex.
Decals are from Highball Graphics and Microscale.
The next batch of MRL boxcars are made by
Micro-Trains.
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Completed
September 6, 2009
More Fantasy Cars
Completed another round of fantasy cars over the
last couple of weeks. All of the cars were stripped with 91%
alcohol before being repainted into the current colors.
I started with the Atlas 33,000 gallon tankers.
These are the easiest to strip out of all of the cars.
Nothing really challenging with these projects.
Paint is either from Polly Scale and all decals are Microscale.
The next batch of MRL boxcars are made by
Micro-Trains and Con-Cor. These cars are
also very easy to strip with 91% alcohol. The waffle sided
cars are a bit of a pain. A lot of Micro Sol was used and
I had to slit some of the decals in order to get them to seat
properly. A touch of white paint covers up the gaps where
the decal wouldn't sit all the way down and had to be cut.
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Completed
September 6, 2009
MRL SD90MAC #693
This unit was custom painted as
requested by a modeler. Standard MRL
paint scheme with their current logo. Unit was painted
with Polly Scale CSX Blue and Engine Black.
Details Added Include:
- BLMA 15" Grab Irons (BLM-59)
- BLMA 18" Grab Irons (BLM-60)
- BLMA Mu Hoses (BLM-13)
- BLMA SD70 Fan
Package (BLM-66)
- BLMA Trainline Air Hoses
(BLM-69)
- BLMA EMD Cut Levers (BLM-13)
- Atlas MU Cables (from Dash 8)
- Custom Bent "Eye Brow" Grab irons
- Gold Medal Models Sunshades (GMM-07)
- Microscale Decals
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Completed
September 6, 2009
MRL SD45 #363
This unit was renumbered from 369
to 363 due to a repeat engine number. The number boards
were changed as well.
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Completed July 6-19, 2009
Fantasy Cars
Completed another round of fantasy cars over the
last two weeks. All of the cars were stripped with 91%
alcohol before being repainted into the current colors.
I started with the Atlas 33,000 gallon tankers.
These are the easiest to strip out of all of the cars.
They bathed for about an hour in the alcohol bath and the paint
melted right off. The Glacier Green and Big Sky blue
compliment the two previous tankers shown earlier.
Paint is either from Polly Scale or Modelflex.
All decals are Microscale.
The MRL 86' autoparts cars are a combination of
Atlas (first two), Con-Cor (second two), and Bluford Shops.
The Con-Cor and Bluford Shops cars are easy to strip in the 91%
alcohol solution. They took about 1.5 hours to completely
strip down. The Atlas cars were a different story and
provided a bit of a challenge. I finally was able to get
the old paint off with Chameleon Stripper (after it finally
arrived) and let the cars soak for about 6 hours. I don't
know what Atlas used on their first generation of cars, but the
paint stuck and was really think. I believe it was
designed to hide any blemishes on the cars because there were a
few areas that didn't show up until the paint was removed.
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Completed July 15, 2009
Montana Rail Link SD45 #369
This unit was custom painted as
requested by a modeler. Standard MRL
paint scheme with their current logo. Unit was painted
with Polly Scale CSX Blue and Engine Black.
Details Added Include:
- BLMA 15" Grab Irons (BLM-59)
- BLMA Mu Hoses (BLM-13)
- BLMA 48" Q Fans (BLM-85)
- BLMA Trainline Air Hoses
(BLM-69)
- BLMA Early Cut Levers (BLM-11)
- Atlas MU Cable (from Dash 8)
- Custom Bent Nose Grab irons
- Gold Medal Models
Windshield Wipers (GMM-07)
- Gold Medal Models Sunshades (GMM-07)
- Microscale Decals
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Completed July 15, 2009
Montana Rail Link U30C #369
This is a fantasy paint unit as requested by
a modeler. Standard MRL paint scheme
with their current logo. Unit was painted with Polly Scale
CSX Blue and Engine Black.
Details Added Include:
- BLMA 15" Grab Irons
(BLM-59)
- BLMA Mu Hoses (BLM-13)
- BLMA Trainline Air Hoses
(BLM-69)
- BLMA Early Cut Levers
(BLM-11)
- Atlas MU Cable (from Dash 8)
- Custom Bent Nose Grab irons
- Gold Medal Models
Windshield Wipers (GMM-07)
- Gold Medal Models Sunshades (GMM-07)
- Microscale Decals
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