Kevin Packard writes, “This car started out as Walthers’ 50’
Airslide. I was inspired after seeing Tom Zarnock’s incredible
Proto:87 Airslide build and used many of his tricks and tech-
niques on this.
I completely redid the details on this car, replac-
ing cast-on detail with separate detail all around the car. I traded
the stock trucks with semi-scale Athearn Genesis trucks. Finally, I
painted and decalled the model.
“I
always
work from a prototype picture when weathering.
Even if it isn’t an exact copy of the car, looking at prototype
pictures is the
only way
to ensure that your weathering
patterns are realistic. [We heartily agree. – MRH]
“Good places to look for pictures are
,
, and
There are many other websites that have a bank of prototype
pictures including websites like
and
”
Shades of O. Winston Link’s prototype night black and white
flash photography, we found this model photo by Jay Herr
of his
HO layout really jumped out at us. Jay posted this photo on MRH’s
thread recently, and he told us he was “just
experimenting” with interesting photographic lighting. Jay had
never seen O. Winston’s photos, but we think Jay’s modeling and
photography capture this look superbly for a model. Very nicely
done, Jay, and we look forward to seeing more of your layout!
Yes, it’s a model - 1
MRH-Jan 2013
