Oregon & Northwestern Railroad in a DQ
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You are making it necessary for me to make a trip out there to see the grandkids. They are up around Seattle. We will have to take a detour to see this project. Very nice layout.
What can I say. It just keeps getting better and better. Thank you for the caboose shot. Great logging scene tool.
Greg Elems
Greg Elems
Not a great deal to show for this weekend's work on the layout. We have started work on some detail projects that have been put off until we had more time. Some of the buildings are being designed, built, or painted. Locations for structures are being determined.
I spent today custom painting my ONW caboose from a Kato C&O steel caboose. The real ONW caboose was a wood-sided one, but I think the Kato cupula caboose is very similar in appearance for someone (like myself) who isn't too particular. I just want the model to give the over-all impression of the Oregon & Northwestern, so close is good enough.
I also worked on one of the ONW locmotives, but it's still in the paint shop. It is proving to be more difficult than the caboose to custom paint.
For a look at the real ONW caboose, check out this link.
http://www.oz.net/~samh/frrs/roster/cabooses/onw300.html
I spent today custom painting my ONW caboose from a Kato C&O steel caboose. The real ONW caboose was a wood-sided one, but I think the Kato cupula caboose is very similar in appearance for someone (like myself) who isn't too particular. I just want the model to give the over-all impression of the Oregon & Northwestern, so close is good enough.
I also worked on one of the ONW locmotives, but it's still in the paint shop. It is proving to be more difficult than the caboose to custom paint.
For a look at the real ONW caboose, check out this link.
http://www.oz.net/~samh/frrs/roster/cabooses/onw300.html
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Greg,
Thanks for the recent photo. It is interesting to note the changes that time as caused. The red color certainly has faded; and, in my recollection, the railroad name was not spelled out on the side of the caboose while it was in service. ONW 300 will be much easier to decal than Oregon & Northwestern 300.
Thanks for the recent photo. It is interesting to note the changes that time as caused. The red color certainly has faded; and, in my recollection, the railroad name was not spelled out on the side of the caboose while it was in service. ONW 300 will be much easier to decal than Oregon & Northwestern 300.
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Larry,
Now I have to go back and dig out my slides. It looks like the FRRS repainted it after it arrived from Oregon. You are right, the initials and number will be easier. I suspect, the spelled out version is correct, but for an early time period. I wonder if there is a wood C&O caboose model that would work. I didn’t realize how much they looked like the C&O hacks till you pointed out your source for a caboose.
Greg Elems
Now I have to go back and dig out my slides.
It looks like the FRRS repainted it after it arrived from Oregon. You are right, the initials and number will be easier. I suspect, the spelled out version is correct, but for an early time period. I wonder if there is a wood C&O caboose model that would work. I didn’t realize how much they looked like the C&O hacks till you pointed out your source for a caboose.Greg Elems
I painted the entire shell with the red color, then masked off the areas I didn't want painted yellow. To get the stripes I cut narrow strips of drafting tape (?) and applied them to the areas that I wanted to keep red. After the yellow paint was applied, I simply pealed the tape off.
There was some "blow by" paint that got under the tape in a few places, so it wasn't ideal; but I just touched it up the best I could after the fact.
It was primarily an experimental paint job. For the yellow I just used Testers from a can because I didn't want to take the time to clean my air brush. I should have used the air brush! Next time I'll take the time to do it right, and the results should be a lot neater.
I suppose the stripes could also be done with decals strips which would be neater and cleaner, but I was afraid that I wouldn't be able to match the red of the engine.
There was some "blow by" paint that got under the tape in a few places, so it wasn't ideal; but I just touched it up the best I could after the fact.
It was primarily an experimental paint job. For the yellow I just used Testers from a can because I didn't want to take the time to clean my air brush. I should have used the air brush! Next time I'll take the time to do it right, and the results should be a lot neater.
I suppose the stripes could also be done with decals strips which would be neater and cleaner, but I was afraid that I wouldn't be able to match the red of the engine.
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UPguy,
Who made the FM Trainmaster? By the way, great job of painting. It has that ONW look to it. Good substitution for the Baldwin’s. I was thinking SD7’s but your choice of FMs worked out much better.
Greg Elems
Who made the FM Trainmaster? By the way, great job of painting. It has that ONW look to it. Good substitution for the Baldwin’s. I was thinking SD7’s but your choice of FMs worked out much better.
Greg Elems
This project is really coming along nicely. I'm impressed with how well thought out and executed it is!