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darlander posted:

Mark Boyce posted:

Nice work Dave and Howard!!

Thanks Mark and Howard.    Appreciate the painting tip Howard.  Did you repaint the entire engine or only the areas where you added the decals?      I was going add a clear gloss coat over a base color before adding the decals and then use Testers-Dull coat to cut the gloss and seal the decals.   I like the semi gloss approach - cuts out a step.    I assume the Rustoleum semi gloss black was a good color match.   Thanks for your reply.

Dave

I painted both the engine and the tender since they were both Brunswick Green. For me the semi-gloss turned out perfect for applying the decals and hiding the decal film. I used Microscale Micro Set and Micro Sol to set the decals and then used Dullcote to tone down the black.