08-07-2011, 02:34 PM
Thanks guys, I guess you can’t go wrong with a black and yellow paint scheme 
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Reinhard, that is exactly how I did it. It made it easier to mask the lettering and I did not want to paint yellow on black.
Wayne, I thought of using dry transfers, becaue I remember you mentioning this method before. Unfortunately I did not have dry transfer letters that big, so I had to cut the letters from masking tape. I did not know that you can remove dry transfers after painting using masking tape – very good advice. I will keep it in mind.
Mark, I am more into scenery than operations, so just putting mock-ups on my layout is not an option for me. And I am sure you will enjoy seeing my trains running through detailed city scenery more than seeing just some cardboard boxes. :mrgreen:
Gary, you are right. It is the National Orange Company packing house in Riverside. (<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=hhphoto&fileName=ca/ca1600/ca1677/photos/browse.db&action=browse&recNum=0&title2=National%20Orange%20Company%20Packing%20House,%203604%20Commerce%20Street,%20Riverside,%20Riverside,%20CA&displayType=1&itemLink=D?hh:1:./temp/~ammem_zxPi:">http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?co ... mmem_zxPi:</a><!-- m -->
I modeled the rear of the structure that was facing toward the SP trackage. I built it mirror-inverted, but apart from that, it is close to the prototype.
.Reinhard, that is exactly how I did it. It made it easier to mask the lettering and I did not want to paint yellow on black.
Wayne, I thought of using dry transfers, becaue I remember you mentioning this method before. Unfortunately I did not have dry transfer letters that big, so I had to cut the letters from masking tape. I did not know that you can remove dry transfers after painting using masking tape – very good advice. I will keep it in mind.
Mark, I am more into scenery than operations, so just putting mock-ups on my layout is not an option for me. And I am sure you will enjoy seeing my trains running through detailed city scenery more than seeing just some cardboard boxes. :mrgreen:
Gary, you are right. It is the National Orange Company packing house in Riverside. (<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=hhphoto&fileName=ca/ca1600/ca1677/photos/browse.db&action=browse&recNum=0&title2=National%20Orange%20Company%20Packing%20House,%203604%20Commerce%20Street,%20Riverside,%20Riverside,%20CA&displayType=1&itemLink=D?hh:1:./temp/~ammem_zxPi:">http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?co ... mmem_zxPi:</a><!-- m -->
I modeled the rear of the structure that was facing toward the SP trackage. I built it mirror-inverted, but apart from that, it is close to the prototype.
Kurt