Doug Murphy posted:This engine looks great. Longtime commuter on the UP-NW line - I've travelled more than 650,000 miles on Metra.
Thanks Doug, JayJay, and Charlie for your feedback!
Charlie, my go-to for decals has been Matt from:
circuscitydecals.com
He has many Metra sets in HO that he can resize for O. He also did a custom set for my early gen "RTA" paint scheme.
Re: fade from blue to silver.. rattle can (I still can't figure out airbrush clogs) I used the testors French blue over rustoleum silver. Then back masked- went back over to feather the silver to my liking
trial and error -
What I've learned from this beat up McDonald unit I am applying for my next donor McDonalds f40ph (currently in paint).
Hopefully I can improve on this one in preparation for a F59PHI which I have read Metra has recently acquired from Amtrak.
Also might also try my hands at doing a F40C following the path of member tunnelmotor.