05-25-2025, 10:05 AM
It's probably the most challenging paint job I've done.
After letting the paint set up for a day or so I decaled and reassembled the crane and idler.
The CN 'noodle' came from and old CDS dry transfer set. the numbers are all from a recycled Black cat decal set. The numbers are all seprate parts
I re-threaded the boom and crane hooks using some nylon thread. That was actually harder that some of the masking and painting. Other than that it all went together quite easily.
The idler was painting in boxcar red with the same decal treatment. I hand painted the grabs and added a weathered deck.
It went to it's new home last week and the new owner is quite happy with it.
After letting the paint set up for a day or so I decaled and reassembled the crane and idler.
The CN 'noodle' came from and old CDS dry transfer set. the numbers are all from a recycled Black cat decal set. The numbers are all seprate parts
I re-threaded the boom and crane hooks using some nylon thread. That was actually harder that some of the masking and painting. Other than that it all went together quite easily.
The idler was painting in boxcar red with the same decal treatment. I hand painted the grabs and added a weathered deck.
It went to it's new home last week and the new owner is quite happy with it.