Yes! We reached Part 20 in this never-ending saga... NBEC RS18u #1816 is now completely weathered per prototype. I was amazed how dirty this engine was during its time in Charlevoix.
As always, weathering included fading the paint with a whitish-yellowish hue to bring some depth to the Action Red base paint. Oil washes, pastel chalks and airbrush were used to add grime and effect. I didn't use any fancy techniques, following proved recipes from the past.
Unfortunately, during this process, I snapped a pico LED wire and will have to redo the front headlight lighting.
The locomotive is almost done, only requiring new window panes, headlight lenses and some final assembly and wheel cleaning. I hope it will perform flawlessly! This locomotive is powered by an old Atlas/Kato drive, which is always a good start.
This is my first visit to this website and layout. The patience and level of detail illustrated in this RS18 is outstanding to say the least. There is a mountain of information on this site, and I look forward to discovering all of it. I am recently back into this hobby after a 40 year absence, so I have much to get caught up on. I am constructing a new layout, and wondering where I should start in trying to obtain a CP RS18u in O scale. Alco RS11's are currently available for purchase, but there are many differences from these to the Canadian MLW RS18's. Do you have any suggestions where I should start?
ReplyDeleteBeautiful locomotive and the proto weathering is second to none. Well done!