Re: Phase "Zero" / St Charles Coal Cars

Posted by Keith Hayes on
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Jim, here is a close up of a coal interior as you requested.

I have a lot of old business cards, and after I paint the car interior,  I use a card with a thin slices in it to paint the steel. A second card is used for the corner irons.

I have been using Mike Trent'so recommended mix of 50/50 boxcar red and caboose red (I think that is what he said.

For the car I use the trusty method published in the Gazette so long ago: grey primer, yellow, black, grey and the finish color. I put one on after the other and sometimes leave off the black. To get the wood color I have been including a layerevan of tan. I guess I need to take better notes the next time I paint!

Then I finished with a light overspray of black. I should probably sprinkle some coal dust and wood splinters in the empty cars.

I have been cogitating about building a couple three carloads of the big mine timbers Climax liked to order at the end.