I know there's several UP experts who may be able to help me out with this one...
In keeping with my more modern theme, I want to take an Southern Pacific GP60 and correctly cover the SP logo/numbers with the new UP colors. I've found some pictures online that I'm using for my prototype in decal placement, but I'm wondering if I'm missing something else. Any structural changes to the shell? Anything? If this is a good and typical "patch" job by UP, then this is what I hope to turn the SP unit into.
For those that have already accomplished this "patch" job feat, do you first remove the old numbering so they can't be seen under the decals, or do you leave them to give a hint of the old numbering - further reinforcing the fact that the engine had a previous life on another pre-merger railroad? (Now, I'm modeling these in Nscale - so unless you have a magnifier, you can't even see the painted/covered over old numbering - but when you take a close-up picture, you see the old numbering under the decal.)
Any inputs would be helpful...thanks guys.
In keeping with my more modern theme, I want to take an Southern Pacific GP60 and correctly cover the SP logo/numbers with the new UP colors. I've found some pictures online that I'm using for my prototype in decal placement, but I'm wondering if I'm missing something else. Any structural changes to the shell? Anything? If this is a good and typical "patch" job by UP, then this is what I hope to turn the SP unit into.
For those that have already accomplished this "patch" job feat, do you first remove the old numbering so they can't be seen under the decals, or do you leave them to give a hint of the old numbering - further reinforcing the fact that the engine had a previous life on another pre-merger railroad? (Now, I'm modeling these in Nscale - so unless you have a magnifier, you can't even see the painted/covered over old numbering - but when you take a close-up picture, you see the old numbering under the decal.)
Any inputs would be helpful...thanks guys.
, normally nothing new would be added, if there was anything added, it would be at the time of an overall paint job:winki: . personally, i would just add the patch right over the old lettering, though being i was a paint & body man for 17 out of 23 of the years i have been working, i can tell you in real life the old paint SHOULD be sanded before the patch is put on for better adhesion:winki: . but i have seen a few real life patch jobs that you could clearly see the old numbers under the patch:eeki: . i guess the choice is yours:toug: .