Alclad2 for a Natural Metal Finish - 12
Conclusion
This was a fun car to do and I know that there is always room
for improvement, but I was happy with the results. The goal
when I began was for the model's surface to resemble the au-
thentic stainless steel as used on the prototypes. I always re-
spectfully recommend that passenger car modelers aiming for
a natural metal finish use Alclad2.
Antonio Santana was born and raised in
New York City. His interest in trains began
at an early age growing up across the
street from the New Haven RR 4 track
Northeast Corridor. In the early 70s his
family relocated to Tampa Bay, Florida.
He worked 15 years in the local transit
system and currently teaches collision
repair and custom paint refinishing at a
technical career school . Antonio is ASE-certified in collision
& paint refinishing.
Antonio has bee railfanning since he was a teenager, with a
special interest in stainless steel passenger equipment. As a
modeler he enjoys modeling passenger equipment, with a
special interest in replicating the stainless steel finishes of
the classic Budd, Pullman Standard and ACF cars.
Antonio is an Alclad2 volunteer Beta Tester for the model
railroad related finish. In this capacity he is providing
extensive input to the manufacture of the Alclad2 metalizer
paint products.
Parts List:
Alclad2 #105 (Natural Metal Finish)
Alclad2 Aqua 600 Klear (Sealer)
Alclad2 Armoured Glass #408 (window tint)
Scale Coat II NYC Dk. Gray (Base coat color foundation)
Microscale SCL Lightweight Passenger Car Decal Sheet D-69
Model Master Clear Parts Adhesive
Plastruct .010 x 250 (window shades)
Plastruct .010 x .187 (window shades)
PollyScale Intern Blue (mix color for seats)
Penn Central Green (mix color for seats)
PollyScale Reefer Gray (mix color for name board)
PollyScale CSX Yellow (mix color for name board)
PollyScale SCL Caboose Orange (mix color for name board)
PollyScale White Primer (mix color for name board)
Frog Tape 3/4" inch masking tape.
Pactra 1/4" inch masking tape.
.012 Brass Wire
MRH-Sep 2013
