McCoy Glacier Green Great Northern project

Nice going Steve, looks like you've nailed the color just right.  Good thing you have the hopper, that silkscreening would have been the hardest to duplicate.  What are you doing for decals?  

david

that looks great Steve.

hojack posted:

Nice going Steve, looks like you've nailed the color just right.  Good thing you have the hopper, that silkscreening would have been the hardest to duplicate.  What are you doing for decals?  

david

 

David

The local auto paint store had a color chip that was near perfect. I had them brew up a couple spray cans for me. Still working on the graphics. I don't have good scans of the original cars, so I'm using a bit of artistic license (poor computer skills) to get something close.

Steve

I'd be happy to scan mine if it would help.  The problem making decals will be the white goat, since our printers can't print white.

These might work for some of the cars?

Looks like fun any way you do it, great project.  McCoy cars are just fun to take apart and put back together! 

david

hojack posted:

I'd be happy to scan mine if it would help.  The problem making decals will be the white goat, since our printers can't print white.

These might work for some of the cars?

Looks like fun any way you do it, great project.  McCoy cars are just fun to take apart and put back together! 

david

Dave

As I have done in the past, I will try and make some nice stickers for the graphics. If they don't look decent, I'll try decals. I hope to do the tank car today being as it needs it's graphics before it can be reassembled.

Steve

Looks great!!

Here they are. I spent a lot of time sizing and locating the graphics on the tank car around the ladder and handrail stanchions, but completely forgot about the retaining straps. I may redo them, someday.

Steve

those look great Steve!

hojack posted:

I'd be happy to scan mine if it would help.  The problem making decals will be the white goat, since our printers can't print white.

These might work for some of the cars?

Looks like fun any way you do it, great project.  McCoy cars are just fun to take apart and put back together! 

david

Try using white decal paper and trim close around the black outside lines. 

Jim W

Steve "Papa" Eastman posted:

Here they are. I spent a lot of time sizing and locating the graphics on the tank car around the ladder and handrail stanchions, but completely forgot about the retaining straps. I may redo them, someday.

Steve

Really nice set, Steve - well done! Isn't it great that McCoy stuff can be had so inexpensively?

Jim

Testors white decal paper, No 9202.

clear decal paper: no 9201.

www. testors.com

Sam

Excellent Steve

Great projects steve, did you end up baking the paint for any length of time?

Paint looks really good.

Joe Gozzo

Trainlover160 posted:

Great projects steve, did you end up baking the paint for any length of time?

Paint looks really good.

Joe Gozzo

Joe

It is automotive type paint, but no baking. It dries pretty quick to the touch, but let them set overnight.

Steve

Those are really very good Steve, what a great looking set!  And I think the tank car is just fine the way it is, you have the graphics positioned well.  It's prototypical to have hardware covering some graphics, it doesn't detract at all.  Nice going!

david

For the flat car, it is supposed to carry logs, but I wanted lumber. My buddy Dave Hess (Train Night at Daves) made a load for me. This had to be narrower than  a normal McCoy lumber load.

Steve

Steve "Papa" Eastman posted:

For the flat car, it is supposed to carry logs, but I wanted lumber.

That's an instant classic – a McCoy car that McCoy never made!  

The train looks great running in your video too.

d