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Looking for a photo of a poorly custom painted model for a T-Shirt Idea..
« on: December 14, 2023, 03:24:25 PM »
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Re: Looking for a photo of a poorly custom painted model for a T-Shirt Idea..
« Reply #1 on: December 14, 2023, 03:44:21 PM »
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"How d'ya suppose he did that?  Think he drank the paint and pissed it on?" Bill's Hobby Shop circa 1978.
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Re: Looking for a photo of a poorly custom painted model for a T-Shirt Idea..
« Reply #2 on: December 14, 2023, 08:08:12 PM »
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Quote from: Sokramiketes on December 14, 2023, 03:44:21 PM
"How d'ya suppose he did that?  Think he drank the paint and pissed it on?" Bill's Hobby Shot circa 1978.

Thats a great quote!!.. but the back story of what I'm working on..

On the Caboose Stop Videos, anytime we show something custom painted or weathered that looks half way decent.. Carol says "Nicely Done"

But... we have an HO customer who has been around for 30+ years and he used to 'custom paint' stuff.... however, he is legally blind (to the point of needing a cane to move around... so... you can only imagine how the models looked..

So.. I was going to come with an image of a locomotive or freight car with a piss poor paint job, with the quote "Nicely Done"

The problem is, I haven't seen any of his paint jobs at the shop in a while, so I figured I'd post a request looking for photos.. and we can discuss them, and I can use one of them as a pattern instead.
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Re: Looking for a photo of a poorly custom painted model for a T-Shirt Idea..
« Reply #3 on: December 14, 2023, 09:06:55 PM »
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There might be some examples in the eBay amusement thread in the Crew Lounge (if the listings are still up on the website).
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Re: Looking for a photo of a poorly custom painted model for a T-Shirt Idea..
« Reply #4 on: December 16, 2023, 07:02:29 AM »
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Re: Looking for a photo of a poorly custom painted model for a T-Shirt Idea..
« Reply #5 on: December 16, 2023, 07:17:07 PM »
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The above is pretty...good (?) but here are a few others to give you some options:

My favorite part of this one is the guy jumping out of the nose of the loco, but the 'weathering' is interesting as well:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/203184824156?hash=item2f4ec25f5c:g:nAYAAOSw8JRftBgA&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAAwDAL9LZNm91pOY4yNcGZkMcPUMh2TRIbPu6k3rQVzN0iV9Qrek0UrO6dAFM3I1BJxIASGtaxVnZ44d9aWKX40lCi%2FG%2BVhhYwoG6ZDghk5h1Nx9EM1eLbxMUz%2Fsw2Cb4%2B7obL8qA1z7rCw9%2F3Ui0C8gul%2B1eNjbceC5Nz1ZNzD%2FEWWf8YdnU1%2BeSeONInReAzkfGn0LgNe5icExkaraG6tE1lfRwKIRWgKE4PFUdKDDgMPmmAm05HE2YkUEmvUrWBFA%3D%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR6Kgk9GOYw

Here's a boxcar with...graffiti (?). I don't understand where the green roof comes into play, however:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/224758624029?hash=item3454a86f1d:g:geEAAOSwcCthxxlc&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAA4G1PekJMJB85mKdlgDImUDx7P4TOVQIwHEMH7kHpE5fYToUfWL6V8ZkNUR2gtIQPr88h7iHuAlhHgQZkutt4vSbLF04I6gZXPDDqVnln0l4WSEDRIAK8eu5on6N3E%2FMcyXZYHe1sIWWa7wgQ699nPyMhlcycVBRQhDX1ne%2BwLH9VCpEyV%2FIoooOwCaVg1nU%2B0E%2FYa6OYvSQnTeQP8KRna%2FVFhBztRve83CCE%2BM7V2yLExzmzg1tqkCh3zO8xzkhIWUTt6Zwv18I8myM9fwQXrwfJhDfZBY7iUWm5Ap8kmf%2Bn%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR5zkoNGOYw

More from the same guy, all of his listings are perfect examples (but the caboose is my favorite)...best part is his name is allaboardcustomtraindesigns and that he's asking stupid prices:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/325077167514?hash=item4bb01bed9a:g:LfYAAOSwumNiHaaE&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAAwMBFTICh4CDWwAAnE1H%2B%2FcF4dH%2Fij4kbQJk8kZxS30cGeK0BatJhTggAI4yLEhOx738AlOOBcgzusFtmS657seRd8uh37xPkTW3g3cq8LgJ7i0%2Bo5cLmGhcjTsN3dVfJx9FEp68KSWDVkqmmAVm3FEUVD3OX64qGr9Qyj7GZ5HDh3PVb9Jj%2Fim1AnMh68eLL46jomRy5UOQWXwIMxYKhwkhsSD7nLCbpLKzpdPqX%2F5WmlEAlZR9yjXpiCujpdhgGLw%3D%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR9SEtNGOYw

https://www.ebay.com/itm/324986460925?hash=item4baab3dafd:g:mxcAAOSw43ph25xc&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAAwPME%2FN%2F1rR3IkT%2FW5pe0VGMY4TRzWTEBejaXFJF8ZFOg%2F%2BtFcjiE4uU6UIhxMzT4ZKK6jibJTxpoib2DOgGpOx0%2BXktjyznAun9vUHeD3xmCKV71v2Chu4BuUs%2FeU7lCfyo4NOdNjssV6jwA7gWomaBwg5aHK%2B5I%2BEF8Npz9fc6DhlDyONEovJcaS48%2BiOAYahCeH8XXjKCVWigpOMEJfVaba71MW1uGsYRywuQk%2Bd%2F%2FSJ8uywbG8ORIvHUphQUHig%3D%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR9SEtNGOYw

The caboose:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/224782972715?hash=item34561bf72b:g:izUAAOSwSQ9h253u&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAAwHXbnZxjfiwl0Qzja3GhW0TfRUj4R47KmKXwI1T8hWKQ0artogtua%2F82BNTHqxtWZJvbbA%2BNgyvftPPiqof2RPCjilUC0mVHaHAZcwZ01O%2F78mUuQzAwbzVyx%2FaE0fWsAYGY%2F1up8FOCII2cM3uQHoFuDKuDn8aC4Mjia2doQd%2BumctwfJkXIE%2FvG8%2BXdmgqQYfwuKmJL%2FoSPu8L37ycjQgMyqX4Oww9GGVYlafNJPCQ3S189k8Y2iHweLshK262Xw%3D%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR9iEtNGOYw

Another personal favorite...a Readers Digest junk engine painted as a junk engine:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/144217728392?hash=item21940be588:g:gcIAAOSw8CBhRb5i&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAAwMxahvppf4Q5uZYyrCDAdaNCE0GgOlbn%2FRUj3IldOv83xjHtTI%2FIrNByX%2F%2BHgIw%2FNEVVWSSymO0BZz5NNvOgFPqDopoYW1%2FM01AAhc4ovdTvG9AnNQ3D04rokjXLzbX5irzRUDjMDpbxnQd68MzgLinfLcxozwqHfJXsi1TRHJ0wMc6i5EXP2CMf1Ew0OMRgQ%2BChH7iYQSbDIBGxE%2BfUVVtr%2B6yIHz3OSibrHOJNKnQR3CdWZLMcm%2FAYUHqdICRd1Q%3D%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR9SEtNGOYw

Custom painted Atlas boxcar...LOOK:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/222598176535?hash=item33d3e29f17:g:ar8AAOSwSzRZUZS-&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAA4CGJrOjtKPdUGeLmbHmeXAOKD869CML2iJgZC3q4CXPVqxLu4%2FNmw0AVroOwPxEfHLenim6SklzWmRqUQeATN7lIJoLrrvUl1mLwQ2b49%2B0IpKSK9hV5slcrB9g4gXrfBYvxhCrDO7tqdmaamKtbGkxmxevgXGsYoNisNqUhojRxYvBNY%2BVeTDOqK7V8RzbrnEMB7%2B52cBWK3U7b%2BiqTaxg6q7akCeCsYqrVGGgzEjj8zIEJ0LjxJxwsNtTpudZtkiak9GxEIHIiZRNGQKzZzsRJq3uOyD9NjMVg9u87OT4S%7Ctkp%3ABFBM1oS00Y5j

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Re: Looking for a photo of a poorly custom painted model for a T-Shirt Idea..
« Reply #6 on: December 16, 2023, 07:42:55 PM »
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You can cut out the name . I did these years ago , and like me they are dummys .
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Re: Looking for a photo of a poorly custom painted model for a T-Shirt Idea..
« Reply #7 on: December 16, 2023, 08:46:58 PM »
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Quote from: up1950s on December 16, 2023, 07:42:55 PM
You can cut out the name . I did these years ago , and like me they are dummys .



Lines too sharp, minor orange peeling doesn't qualify.
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Re: Looking for a photo of a poorly custom painted model for a T-Shirt Idea..
« Reply #8 on: December 16, 2023, 11:19:12 PM »
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OMG... That Caboose.... IS....... PERFECT!!!!!

THANK YOU!

Richie, those SW1001s look good..
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Re: Looking for a photo of a poorly custom painted model for a T-Shirt Idea..
« Reply #9 on: December 17, 2023, 12:15:05 AM »
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I could do better than that at 10 years old - with no other modelers in the family.  I won't say my painting was GOOD, but it was better than that!

One of the model magazines, many years ago, had a review of a brass model of a caboose.  The first, and probably last, from a new company.  Besides the usual scale, assembly, and operational problems, it was "factory painted", apparently by dipping it in a bucket of orange paint.  Drips, runs, hair, fingerprints, etc.
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Re: Looking for a photo of a poorly custom painted model for a T-Shirt Idea..
« Reply #10 on: December 17, 2023, 09:06:49 AM »
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Quote from: learmoia on December 16, 2023, 11:19:12 PM
OMG... That Caboose.... IS....... PERFECT!!!!!

And only fifty bucks! What a bargain!

BTW it is a perfect listing to put in the "eBay amusement" thread.  :)
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Re: Looking for a photo of a poorly custom painted model for a T-Shirt Idea..
« Reply #11 on: December 17, 2023, 05:27:17 PM »
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There's a Facebook group called something like "I showed my therapist this model and they agreed I can kill myself. It's pretty dark, but a good potential source
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Re: Looking for a photo of a poorly custom painted model for a T-Shirt Idea..
« Reply #12 on: December 17, 2023, 10:16:45 PM »
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Re: Looking for a photo of a poorly custom painted model for a T-Shirt Idea..
« Reply #13 on: December 18, 2023, 06:06:52 AM »
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Re: Looking for a photo of a poorly custom painted model for a T-Shirt Idea..
« Reply #14 on: December 19, 2023, 12:41:15 AM »
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Didn't one of the big Canadian roads have a loco in a similar scheme years ago?
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