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| The painted RSD-17... not bad considering the ruined shell |
Moving along with the project, it was time to apply a generous coat of Mahogany Mr. Hobby Surfacer Primer, which is quickly becoming a favorite of mine. When thinned with Mr. Hobby Levelling Thinner, it creates a nice smooth finish. It was a crucial step because it would help to notice small surface defects that could be still visible on the shell and sure there was a ton of them.
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| Applying decals to Tru-Color paint is a breeze |
Using small fine sandpaper scraps, I endeavored to smooth the rough surfaces, mainly on doors and the cab roof. A second coat of Surfacer was applied and where I spotted obvious rough surfaces again, I polished them with a very fine sand paper. I knew they wouldn't never be perfect, but the goal was to make sure they would be smooth enough for decalling.
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| The doors rough surface is visible in this glancing shot |
For painting, I used Tru-Color paints. There CN Green is nice and gives a very nice thin yet glossy surface. I've read a lot of nasty comments online avec this line of paint. People complain it doesn't airbrush well and it's clear they get the paint-thinner ratio wrong. Honestly, this paint is a pure joy to use. It sprays well and self level nicely, the paint layer is very thin which doesn't obscure details or affect interlocking parts and it dries fast... very fast. The magic behind that paint is that it uses opaque printing inks. They cover well and fast. The curing time is so fast you can litteraly paint and mask several layers in one afternoon.
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| It's taking shape! |
Just to give you an idea, the shell was painted green at 13:00 yesterday, masked and painted black by 14:30 and decalling started by 16:30. This is an incredibly fast schedule which is a sizable gain of hobby time. Sure, I would use that paint for mixing custom colors or dealing with weathering. But as a based coat, it's hard to beat.
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| Adding the hood yellow "flames" will be a challenge! |
Salut Matthieu. On ne se connais pas mais ça doit faire une dizaine d'années que je suis ton blogue, et toujours, je suis époustoufflé par l'intégrité de tes réalisations. Je te félicite pour ton projet de RSD-17. C'est audacieux et je ne connais pas beaucoup de gens à Québec qui savent ce qu'était l'Empress of Agincourt, CPR 8921. Je demeure à Charlesbourg et viens de St-Rédempteur. J'ai passé ma jeunesse dans les années 70-80 sur le bord de la track, chez-nous et à la cour Joffre, à ne voir que des M-420, des RS-18, FPA-4 et autres MLW 6-axle en rêvant aux rares GP9, FP9 et SD40 et encore plus rares SD40-2W qui pourraient arriver par surprise! J'ai moi aussi une obsession du CN des années 70-80, et je te confirme que tu l'as l'affaire! Ça fait plus de 35 ans que je n'ai pas touché au modelisme ferroviaire, mais je caresse toujours le rêve de me créer en HO une version alternative du CN, une version "what if...?" située autour de 1973, avec des locomotives qui n'ont jamais opéré ici, comme des GE E60 sur une ligne électrifiée, ou encore des English Electric Class 37 britanniques. Ça demeurera probablement qu'un projet dans mon esprit! Au plaisir de te rencontrer un jour!
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