4: Kevin Packard's Santa Fe loco (restenciled BNSF on the cab)
caught our eye and we asked about it. Kevin responded:
“I chose to model BNSF #8625 because it is one of the last dash-8's
in the yellow and blue Santa Fe scheme, and because it has such
interesting weathering. It's a modified Atlas: the steps, lights, pilots,
cab, and underframe all received attention.
“The weathering was done by fading with an airbrush using a mix
of acrylic colors, then doing a pin wash around all the doors for the
grime build up, mixed acrylics for the rust spots on the cab and the
nose, acrylics for the burn damage, oils for the handrails and the
fuel tank, chalk and oils for the roof, and a mix of oils, airbrush and
chalks for the underframe/pilots.
“The model was a lot of work, but I'm happy with the way it
turned out. It's one of my favorite loco projects and it's a good
runner to boot.”
Thanks, Kevin. Looks like you just put a real loco into a reducer!