Glorious NSE Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 A while back I posted a couple of quick drawings of a future planned module, covering a steelworks "mini-mill" - whilst I can't start the module yet (waiting on a hopeful future house move) I have been gradually working on rolling stock. I'd not got any sound loco's before, I decided that as the industry was big enough to demand an in plant switcher that was a good one choice for a first one! I went to Ally Pally with a "budget" of looking for a decent sound fitted switcher for under £100, I figured I might come home with one of the Bachmann Alco's - but found an Atlas CSX MP15DC on a secondhand stand... First thoughts were to strip it and repaint - but in the end I went for modifying the original CSX paint, i've added a coat of a slightly lighter blue over the YN2 grey and blue, whilst leaving the yellow. The resulting livery isn't far off one that the Union RR uses. It gained a monstrous horn out of the bottom of my parts box, no idea what that was off originally! A delve through the decal bin found some bits to finish it off - the slogan and stripes on the cab end (covering some CSX lettering) are from a Northern Pacific caboose, the flag if from Metra, and the numbers, Mopac! Lots still to do, the decals need setting in a little better, and some of the weathering isn't as subtle as i'd like, and I need to add more colour variation on the chassis. Shot today on the Western Union's modular layout down in Plymouth Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talltim Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 Looks nice, I like the rust along the sills. I've seen that livery somewhere before... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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