A Classic

[ex-railwayman]

As Black as the Ace of Spades, please, Sir......

Cheerz. ex.

[PapaXpress]

and if (heh, I know you can) you can change the alpha so that is flat :)

[NStrains]

As Black as the Ace of Spades, please, Sir......

Cheerz. ex.

I agree, the horse should be black.

[PennCentral670]

Nice locomotive but one problem, I really don't like the ditchlights, they way they are don't look good. Would have been nicer without the ditchlights

[buzz456]

Nice locomotive but one problem, I really don't like the ditchlights, they way they are don't look good. Would have been nicer without the ditchlights

So don't D/L the thing pal.

[TheTeenageFoamer]

Nice locomotive but one problem, I really don't like the ditchlights, they way they are don't look good. Would have been nicer without the ditchlights

I think it looks good for what the base model is, and sometimes you have to have compromise to make as close as possible. Also it is just a freeware repaint not an entirely new loco.

[RailWanderer]

I was working from this picture. Apparently the horse is a horse is a horse of a different color. (At some time)

NS F7 nose2.JPG

Could they have used a flat paint instead of a gloss?

Its probably a decal. The world is running very short of talented craftsmen.

yah, those days are gone, everything is vinyl or some derivative. I was a sign painter in my 20s, fun job.

[NYWhiskey]

Its probably a decal. The world is running very short of talented craftsmen.

yah, those days are gone, everything is vinyl or some derivative. I was a sign painter in my 20s, fun job.

Fun? Wait until you have to get sun baked vinyl off a bus with rock chips in it, a heat gun won't even help you. Then break the glaze and put a REAL paint job on it.

[BKRR605]

So what do we want black or gray?

I would say black, anyway, and awesome work Buzz!

[dejoh]

Sounds like polyurethane finish applied over high-performance graphics. Every painter be it locomotives or automotive painters want their work to last forever, In the last 15-20 years, the coating industry has eliminated and added so many different ingredients to applying a great paint job. Removing lead base was the beginning of the downfall. Its hard to keep up. The customer wants their expensive graphics to last forever! Most of the custom locomotives you see now a days are cleared coated several time over. (like Buzz's excellent re-paint in real life) The Union Pacific engines with the famous American flag are coming to the end of their life expectency. In my business, to replace a set of those flags could run $1.000-1.500 for one loco depending on location and about a dozen of other factors. A hand held small propane torch is your best bet for removing problematic stripping and lettering, you can't apply too much heat, and it takes the right temp as not to burn the glue. After removal, a recommended adhesive eliminator is a must. Time and weather is the worst enemy of a fantastic paint job. As I tell customers, it never looks better than the day it leaves my shop.

[PapaXpress]

Sounds like polyurethane finish applied over high-performance graphics. Every painter be it locomotives or automotive painters want their work to last forever, In the last 15-20 years, the coating industry has eliminated and added so many different ingredients to applying a great paint job. Removing lead base was the beginning of the downfall. Its hard to keep up. The customer wants their expensive graphics to last forever! Most of the custom locomotives you see now a days are cleared coated several time over. (like Buzz's excellent re-paint in real life) The Union Pacific engines with the famous American flag are coming to the end of their life expediency. In my business, to replace a set of those flags could run $1.000-1.500 for one loco depending on location and about a dozen of other factors. A hand held small propane torch is your best bet for removing problematic stripping and lettering, you can't apply too much heat, and it takes the right temp as not to burn the glue. After removal, a recommended adhesive eliminator is a must. Time and weather is the worst enemy of a fantastic paint job. As I tell customers, it never looks better than the day it leaves my shop.

OK, so let me get this straight.... Buzz needs to take a torch to his monitor to get the decal off?

[dejoh]

LOL. As I was writing my long winded response to NY Whiskey about the complexities of removing decals from real life situations, I must venture back into the world of Railworks America and the fantastic work of all the contributors on this site.
A big thanks for all the work you all do.

[RailWanderer]

Geez, I was talking back in the days of alkyd enamels and lettering brushes. Now that's a skill. Heck, we just painted over what was there already if the surface was useable. Prime it, base coat it and color coat, then letter.

[buzz456]

Please get back on topic. Sheesh.

[bnsfsubdivision]

Most of the work is complete. Shouldn't be too long from now.