Now that I've had some time to mess around with my new airbrush, it's got me wanting to do a bit more than just practice on the Soo Line SD40-2 that I have as my current test subject. I've been see a lot of custom locomotives online and thought it might be fun to try and do one myself.
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| My Soo Line SD40-2 in its factory form before I started painting. |
I know it will not be as nice as the ones I've seen, but you have to start somewhere, right? At this point, I think I will try to come up with a fictional railroad with a corresponding paint scheme and attempt to completely repaint the shell. Beyond that I would like to get the pieces I am missing right now, which include the following:
- Handrails and grab irons
- Number boards
- Knuckle couplers
- Ditch lights
As far as ideas for what I could do with the paint scheme, I did some searching online and found some great examples of different schemes just within the state of Michigan. I don't necessarily want to copy anything that's already out there, but would maybe use these as kind of a starting point.
So I'm not sure where this project is going to take me. All I hope to get out of it is some practice using an airbrush and just a better understanding of what it takes to work on model locomotives. I'm definitely open to any tips or suggestions that anyone has for this type of project.
As far as ideas for what I could do with the paint scheme, I did some searching online and found some great examples of different schemes just within the state of Michigan. I don't necessarily want to copy anything that's already out there, but would maybe use these as kind of a starting point.
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| A few example SD40-2's from various Michigan railroads. |
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