Re: Non-Revenue Service Cars

Posted by Keith Hayes on Sep 03, 2022; 7:10pm
URL: http://c-sng-discussion-forum.254.s1.nabble.com/Non-Revenue-Service-Cars-tp14179p17996.html

I may have shared that I am working towards my NMRA MMR credential. This has caused me to think about and approach modelling a bit differently. That and I have been watching a lot of airplane and armor videos where the modelers applied undersprays of different colors with light overcoats to achieve some more nuanced shadowing and weathering effects.

The Leadville Shops car has some location marks for door hardware that are not needed on a Water Service car.  Though I initially overlooked these, they bothered me and I filled them in with putty fixed with a drop of CA.

It also occurred to me that these 27' cars might have been patched for UP service,  similar to the cars at St. Elmo. For those gentle readers who think patching is a new thing,  UP first did this when it assumed control of the DSP&P, painting out the old letters with black patches, and new UP lettering on top. At least that is my story.


Here is the final result. I also dusted on some black  for shadows at the roof trim. A coat of gloss will follow and some decals.