Missouri Pacific Eagle

[Sokramiketes]

Annnnnd… one modernized heavyweight.

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[Sokramiketes]

I’m staring at those pictures asking why Mopac left the steps black. Oh. Because they didn’t.

Doh.

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[squirrelhunter]

Mike, that looks really good. So you used the Tamiya AS-7 on the roof and the AS-16 on the sides?

[Sokramiketes]

Mike, that looks really good. So you used the Tamiya AS-7 on the roof and the AS-16 on the sides?

Yup, I ended up liking the AS-7 better than the earlier post. 

Still deciding how to darken the blue... if I can without making it look bad or ruining the irreplaceable lettering.

[squirrelhunter]

I hear you about the blue. Last night I pulled out my Wheel lf Time Baggage and my Walthers Coach and set them on the layout with one of the MTL sleepers. I think the WoT blue looks best (MTL too bright, Walthers too dark), but the MTL color is closer than the Walthers blue, which is more towards Jenks than Eagle blue.

You were right about the lettering by the way, so to replace it is going to require covering over the existing lettering. Not sure how to do that short of carefully painting over the lettering and hoping a coat of gloss and a coat of flat will cover things up.

[Sokramiketes]

I hear you about the blue. Last night I pulled out my Wheel lf Time Baggage and my Walthers Coach and set them on the layout with one of the MTL sleepers. I think the WoT blue looks best (MTL too bright, Walthers too dark), but the MTL color is closer than the Walthers blue, which is more towards Jenks than Eagle blue.

You were right about the lettering by the way, so to replace it is going to require covering over the existing lettering. Not sure how to do that short of carefully painting over the lettering and hoping a coat of gloss and a coat of flat will cover things up.

How do you feel about the Centralia Car Shops sleeper colors?  That blue is pretty dark as well, but is it too dark for Eagle blue?

[squirrelhunter]

I'll have to look, I have a Centralia sleeper from the most recent run.

[Sokramiketes]

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Started masking a Kato Budd pre-war baggage car and then noticed the window issue. Mopac had lower windows so they aligned in the main stripe. And wider door openings, 8ft?

So we print new doors and add the third window in the RPO while we’re carving.

Starting to see what a pain Mopac is. Ha!

[Sokramiketes]

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And now we await a solution for the decal issue.

[squirrelhunter]

What are you using for the blue?

Here are some pics comparing 4 cars- from left to right they are:
Walthers coach with repainted window band
New run Centralia 6-6-4
MTL sleeper
WoT baggage

[squirrelhunter]

I don't have a first run Centralia MP sleeper anymore, but when I did I recall it being a closer match to the WoT baggage cars.

[Sokramiketes]

What are you using for the blue?

Tamiya Blue.

It was on hand for a VIA project and I liked it there too.

It is in between the MTL bright blue and the very dark Centralia new run.

What do you think?

[squirrelhunter]

I think it looks pretty dang good, especially for a rattle can color. What's the color code?

[altohorn25]

Mike,

What are you going to use for power for the train?