My newest project!

[trainsteve2435]

Hello everyone, just wanted to show you all what ive been working on for the last couple of days. It is an A-B-A set of UP GP9's. I still need to do a few detail things on them and add the railings to the B unit. Any comments or suggestions are always welcome. Thanks for looking!
steve

 

[trainsteve2435]

I almost forgot. all three units started out as Proto 2000 undec units. I used a combination of Floquil and Badger paints to get the colors. Thanks!

 

[eddie]

I' m new at this. Could you tell me how the track and roadbed is held in place? Thanks.

 

[jtloconut]

Looks greatsign1

 

[TrainNut]

Wow! That looks great. Love that B unit.

 

[TruckLover]

WOW, those look great Steve. Hard to believe those started out as undecorated. Great Job:thumb: :thumb: :thumb: :thumb:

Im sure Deano (UP SD40-2) will be posting here soon!!

 

[TruckLover]

I' m new at this. Could you tell me how the track and roadbed is held in place? Thanks.

It is usally some type of glue. I used elmers white glue to hold down the roadbed and then more elmers white glue for the track. Many different ways to do this.

 

[hobokid]

thats a real nice yellow, lookin sharp.

 

[jr switch]

Steve, they look great----nice paint job. Are you going to weather them a little? That will be a very powerful looking consist. Never saw a "b" unit like that before----John R

 

[MilesWestern]

They look great! :thumb: BUT(!) where the red stripe that seperates the "Armour Yellow" from the "Harbor mist Gray"

 

[Triplex]

Never saw a "b" unit like that before

The UP was the largest user of GP9Bs. PRR also had some, which passed to PC and CR. BN rebuilt some GP9s to GP9Bs, and BNSF now owns them. The rebuilds look different: they don't have the porthole, among other things. You might be surprised how many hood B-units existed.

 

[trainsteve2435]

Thanks for all the nice compliments, i really appreciate them. As for the red stripes, there on order from Micro Scale.

 

[UP SD40-2]

Awesome!!!

Steve!!! FANTASTIC JOB!!!:thumb: :thumb: :thumb: :thumb: :thumb: I...:cry: ...COULDNT BE:cry: ...PROUDER OF YOU!!!:thumb: ! VERY WELL DONE!!!:thumb: :thumb: :thumb: :thumb: :thumb: :thumb: -Deano

 

[trainsteve2435]

Thanks Deano, now im doing up a SD45 in UP colors. Ill post pics when i get it finished. Can you recomend a good set of weathering powders? Thanks!
steve

 

[UP SD40-2]

Thanks Deano, now im doing up a SD45 in UP colors. Ill post pics when i get it finished. Can you recomend a good set of weathering powders? Thanks!
steve

now your doing an SD45 in UP colors!!!:thumb: :thumb: :thumb: OUTSTANDING!!!:thumb: :thumb: :thumb: weathering powders,...Hmm, no sorry Steve, i don't use them, so i cant tell you what brand is better then the other . i do ALL my weathering with paints:thumb:. i know that some folks on here DO use weathering powders, Herc is one of them, perhaps he might have some input. **AGAIN, GREAT JOB STEVE!!!:thumb: :thumb: -Deano