Seal Beach Bill posted:It's been awhile but I finally finished the ugliest engine ever project. The big hang-up was trying to decide on the color combo. I finally decided to match a set of passenger cars I already had. They are the Lionel orange 400 series cars. You can see these cars in a video being pulled by the original, repainted (and I use the term loosely) ugly 318e engine, earlier in this story. I used Rust-oleum Real Orange. The color match is almost perfect.
Then I started to think of the JAD Hiawatha set I have. I took it out and and looked at the maroon stripes and decided to paint the chassis as close as I could to that color. The orange is not as close, but better than shows in the pictures. I now have an extra engine to pull the JAD passenger cars.
People ask me why I spend so much time saving things
like this. My only response is "Someone has to save it". I'm going to add that to my signature. Thanks for all your suggestions and it's on to the next project.
a wonderful job,,kuddo's,and you saved the loco,which is better ,I did a #9 in blue comet colors,,,so I know what that process of color is,,,,thinking bout another #9 project ,,,as your saying goes,,,some has to save it,,,,,,again,,,,bravo !!!
