01-03-2017, 12:45 AM
Hi Matt. If I could just add my two cents.
I've painted a couple gp-7's and an SD-7 in the green and gold CN paint scheme. I used an acrylic paint for the green and Microscale decals. The details like the bell and grab irons were added after the paint and decaling. I also used Walthers Solvaset on the decals. This was especially necessary for the upper decal on the ends to force it to conform to the angles, just don't touch the decal after you apply the solvaset until it dries. Doing it this way I found the upper decal wasn't as challenging as I thought it would be. The chevron lower down was more difficult because it's so narrow and fragile.
I hope this helps.
I've painted a couple gp-7's and an SD-7 in the green and gold CN paint scheme. I used an acrylic paint for the green and Microscale decals. The details like the bell and grab irons were added after the paint and decaling. I also used Walthers Solvaset on the decals. This was especially necessary for the upper decal on the ends to force it to conform to the angles, just don't touch the decal after you apply the solvaset until it dries. Doing it this way I found the upper decal wasn't as challenging as I thought it would be. The chevron lower down was more difficult because it's so narrow and fragile.
I hope this helps.