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MDC Hustler

Modeling
#1

Hello,

This is my MDC Huslter in G scale.

Hope you like it !

Regards

Xavier

#2

Nice looking. I just finished one of these also. I like them. I raised the end beams so the coupler pockets were higher and I built mine up as an open cab so it would look better with my 1:22 stuff.

#3

Thanks Vic

#4

I love the weathering job that you did.

#5

Fantastic realistic weathering on the unit !!

Inspirational ! sine i have one of those units still sitting in it original packing box right behind me… been meaning to fix the reversed power feed and paint it up for a ‘yard engine’ for the indoor domain…

Thanks for sharing !!!

doug c

#6

http://www.largescalecentral.com/forums/topic/20346/mdc-hustler-mining-loco-bash

FYI here’s a link to mine, I kept the sideframes off so its more narrow like a mining engine.

#7

X.A., it looks like you sprayed the loco with a gun-metal, metallic kind of paint, then primed it with the grey, then scraped away the grey to reveal the original metal paint??? Was that the process? It looks very convincing.

#8

I would be interested in the process also.

Looks great!

#9

The painting process is a little slow , but more or less as follows …

All layers applied with airbrush.

  • Clean the surface to be painted .
  • Priming all model. Vallejo Primer light grey
  • A layer of white -
  • 2 layers of metallic color - Vallejo Oily Steel 70.865
  • A layer of brown - Vallejo Chocolat Brown FS 30099
  • 2 layers of metallic color - Vallejo Oily Steel 70.865
    let dry completely between coats.
  • With a brush dipped in water, apply a few drops in those parts who would like stripped
  • On the water droplets put some grains of salt. Let the salt dry.
  • 2 layers of white color - Vallejo Premium Acrylic Polyurethane color 62.001

With a brush, remove all the salt from the model, and so, we can see how has been the color contrast. White whith steel blurs.
With a very soft sandpaper, over 300, refine all the model.

Apply more pressure to the areas that we want to see the live metal.
We will see that the transition zones between white and steel, a brown color appears as a shadow, the effect is correct.

Then we can apply some gray and black glaze alternately.

I think that’s all.
I hope you find it useful

Xavier

#10

Nice, Xavier. I am going to have to cut & paste & save your method. It looks great!

#11

Great job, Xavier… Very nicely done…

#12

Thanks for yours kind comments.

Well, here is the MDC ended.

Front and rear bars, some dirt in the lower frame, and one fire extinguisher in the rear, with a direct pipe to the engine.
Also, the motor and wheels are in place.

Hope you like it

Regards,

Xavier

#13

Battery Powered Track Cleaning TrainNice job, Xavier. I converted my to battery power (first time a 9V battery under the hood, second time to 14V in a gondola). The pictures were taken on the first day of Spring, about a week ago.Battery Powered Track Cleaning Train