Yesterday the new calf emerged from the shop and now the debate is on.
This unit will be shared between the workhorses of the RR, the NW2 which is painted for the Cape Cod Central and the S4 which is in the Bay Colony scheme.
The Bosses are debating the merits of both. There was even a tug of war held in the yard with the engines pulling, but no clear winner emerged.
A big Thanks to Pat McCarty for offering the needed end to make this happen.
Why not go for Massachusetts Coastal with an old paint scheme since it will be shared.
OOPS! Gosh, Todd;
That title had me thinking of something like the City Slickers movie! Will you name your new calf Norman?
Best, David Meashey
Paint one side for one rr and the other side for the other rr
glad i was able to help out
1…You like whimsical and realistic so why not split the scheme down the middle?
2…Or you could paint it maroon with Bay Colony striping and label it CCCBC ?
3…OR … you could black out all the windows, throw red white and blue striping on it with HEP cabling and ditch lites then call it Ambay or CCtrak.
I personally vote for option 2.
Great ideas guys.
At first I was thinking about painting one end for each RR but now I’m leaning towards painting one side BC and the other CCC. I did that with a boxcar with Starbucks on one side and Dunkin Donuts on the other.
I like Roosters idea #2. the yellow looks great with the colonial red I use but I might have to test the orange stripe with that.
The Bay Colony and the Mass Coastal are represented on my RR.
Here is a few snaps trying to mimic the photos you guys posted. 
UGH. I knew this was going to be a complicated job to paint this new unit but it is becoming a mess. I decided to paint one side for the CCC and the other for Bay Colony. I started with the CCC side, squirted the black, let it dry then masked and painted the colonial red only as it was drying there was a mist of rain that came through and it wrecked the job. I let it dry and the next day I sanded the little dots off and resprayed and all was good. I then planned for the other side and decided to start with the yellow strip and masked for it. The only trouble is I had forgotten how lousy the yellow is to work with and now there are fish eyes all over. It is so bad that I might have to resort to dipping the unit and starting over. I should have primed it. UGH…
Sorry Todd;
Norman can be a handful at times. Hope he settles down and enjoys his nice new coat.
Best wishes, David Meashey
Why?
This is a calf and that is what heavy weathering is for…10’ rule right?
Well Rooster, between the rain drops, the fish eyes, the day long dry times between masking and painting again it is finally coming together and the unveiling will be soon.
Next up is the clear coat, pinstriping and putting it all back together. The lettering will have to wait.
