Large Scale Central

One less 50' Rio Grande boxcar

Modeling Rolling stock
#1

I just repainted it to suit my needs. Here’s the result

#2

Great job.
Looks great.
Ralph

#3

Brain, what paint color/brand did you use?

#4

Thats NICE

#5

Thanks guys,

Mark, I used Krylon primer, then Krylon Clear Gloss prior to decal application, then followed that with Krylon Clear Matte to seal everything.

#6

Brian,

That car looks mighty good! How UV resistant is the clear matte from Krylon?

#7

Dear Brian,

Nice job. Beautiful paint/lettering.

Questions:

I assume 1:29 scale.

Make and model # of boxcar? Any other mods, such as trucks, couplers, or detail parts?

The couplers look body mounted. Did the model come that way?

Thanks.

Sincerely,

Joe Satnik

#8

Thanks again guys,

Hans-Joerg,
It claims to be UV resistant…to what degree I don’t know…I’ve only been in this game less than 2 years. Maybe someone with more experience can weigh in on this.

Joe,
Yes, 1/29th scale. The car is a stock USA Trains 50’ boxcar. They make 3 styles, single door, double door, and a combo plug and sliding door. No undecorated cars are available (unfortunately). The cars come very nicely detailed in my opinion. The only modification I made (besides repainting) was to mount Kadee #1 couplers to the body of the car. They come with truck mounted, oversized couplers standard - the coupler must be cut-off the trucks. The trucks come with steel wheels (nice).

Hope this helps.

#9

If it is Krylon’s UV resistant matte or clear, they are both VERY UV resistant. I have used both, prefer the matte for most applications, and have left cars outside all summer without any noticeable color degradation.

That said, I shoot all my stuff each year with another coat of the stuff, or at least that is my goal.