here we are!
here is the GP40FH-2 shell all cleaned up with no flash. this is before i tried to paint it.... i might replace some of the details like the fans that may have gotten mucked up with thick paint, but i'll see how it looks after i paint it. i might be able to clean it out if i do it painstakingly for a few hours. when i can get to the hobby shop, i will buy testors thinner ( which is the brand paint that refuses to remove itself) and some psrimer and stuff in a spray can, as well as gloss and dull cotes. I might actually glose coat the whole thing, because even though most locomotives get dirty, NJ transit seems to keep them pretty clean, and they always appear some what shiny. maybe a semi-gloss at least.
I really need to clean my airbrush and do some serious maitenance, as well as get a new air supply, because i'm having ridiculous trouble with mine. I may also use my sister's, who has a more art type air brush, but works fine. I'll have to use that cup attachment instead of the jar though ( her jar thingy is to deep, and i would waste paint trying to make it be able to reach the intake).
an NJ transit paint job is simple, black upper surfaces, pilots, steps, and anything below the walkway/cowling, and silver everywhere else. (just don't ever hand brush, no matter how excited you are. It will never come out nice.). I have all the decals ready. I'm planning to make it into NJ transit #4136. I like these units, because they can make sense no matter where they go. since they have been repeatedly sent to MK in idaho, you may happen to see one on a random Union Pacific train in the middle of Nebraska, decked out in NJ transit paint. talk about an odd sight!
imagine a train going by...
S70MAC.....C44-9W.....ES44AC.....GP40---wait, what the heck is that thing?
I also have details ready to order on walthers, but i'm going to wait a week or so, while i gain some more money. I can afford it, but i just want to keep my pocket alittle fatter, as most of us do.
so without any more delay, pictures. here it is all cleaned of flash and for picture purposes, mounted on my GP38's frame. I do plan on buying an RTR conrail GP40 or NS GP60 so that i can get the GP40FH-2 its own DCC ready mechanism. theo only issue is that i'll need a shorter fuel tank, so i will have to remove a large section. the tank should not reach the steps in the middle towars the end.