@David Silvestri posted:Hi Mark,
I love the paint job! I plan to do the same to a Lionel 2037 for my younger cousin, which is the same as the 2018 but also includes Magnetraction, I believe. I was wondering how you masked the front section and the boiler area (The grey)? Also, where did you find the numbered decals?
Thanks,
David Silvestri
Thanks for the kind words David. The boiler wasn't hard to mask. There is a raised line along the boiler casting that makes the masking the color transition easy. Simple blue masking tape is all that it took. The "grey" is Scale Coat smoke box grey and the rest is painted with a generic black spray paint from Wal-mart.
The engine number as well as the tender reporting letters are Dry transfers from Woodland Scenics. Any number decal could be used but I chose the dry transfers only because Woodlands had the large ER&C I wanted. Hope this helps.
