Railworks America

I have 2 questions I wish someone would answer to help get me started on my re-painting journey. First, I have 3 paint programs I could use. They are: GIMP 2, Paint.net, and Free Stoner 14, (I can purchase the full version of Stoner 14 if it would be most useful of the 3) I am looking for advice on which one would get the job done with the least difficult learning curve. I don't have a preference.

I am a Missouri Pacific fan and have decided to try to learn to re-paint using the Missouri Pacific basic blue paint with white trim because it should be easy to learn and still replicate real world equipment. I also have a world of information available from the Missouri Pacific Historical Society web site as to livery and equipment.

Second Question. Taking the above paint programs into consideration, is there a web site or other source of information available to guide me through this learning process? I really don't want to spend a lot of time on this forum asking a bunch of questions that I could find the answers to myself.

Buy the Way; I already have all the payware Britkits that I will need to model the correct locomotives for this project.

Oh! Forgot to mention the project I am starting. Because the Missouri Pacific Railroad really did use this stretch of track before they merged with the UP, I am going to try to eventually recreate the entire Castle Rock Route into a D&RGW, ATSF and Missouri Pacific route during the mid 50's thru mid 60's.

I have a very interesting track diagram of for Pueblo Colorado during the 1940s that I want to recreate some distance south (eliminate the current portal) of Monument in the Castle Rock Route. But that is just a future dream. I don't know near enough about RS 2012 to even think of doing that now.

Anyhow, any advice concerning the questions above would really be appreciated.

Darrell

Have a look at http://wn.com/Ethanwrk and http://railworks.wikia.com/wiki/Repaint_Tutorial - maybe these will pint you in the right direction. I too want to do some (never tried before) and hope to make some repainting an Easter project (I want to weather some freight wagons)

There are a couple of threads here in the forums, just do a search, which may help... Everybody says it is easy; but then EVERYTHING is easy if you know how to do it

Would love to see some buildings repainted and weathered to look old and full of graphiti.

Thanks for the replies, guys. Those site suggestions are a start. I am still looking for suggestions on which of the above paint programs are easiest for a newbie to learn.

Thanks