Finish and lettering
I began painting by hand-brushing several coats of Model
Master Light Gray #4765. Next, I masked off the cab and spray
painted flat black on the roof. I then masked off and sprayed
flat black on the engine hood roof and frame. The handrails,
steps and grab irons received 2 coats Monogram-Humbrol
#154 Insignia Yellow. I used an Ultra Fine Tip Sharpie and out-
lined all the windows in the cab.
For decals, I used several sources to get the parts needed.
"Danger 600 Volts” & “F” was from a Walthers #25-78 – ACL
GP-35 set.
Norfolk Southern” & “701” & “NS” were all from Microscale
#87-135 – Norfolk
Southern Diesels.
“Fuel”, “Water Fill”,
“Engine Oil Drain” &
“Emergency Fuel Cutoff”
from Microscale #87-48
– Diesel Data is used on
both sides of the frame.
Builders plate was cut
from Microscale #4054
– EMD & GE Builders
Plates.
Front and rear stripes
was from a Herald King
#L-210 – Grey Diesel
Hood Unit. This set
matched very closely to
NS 70-ton switcher - 6
13: The spacing of the road num-
ber is checked before soaking
the decals off the sheet
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the angle of the stripes on
NS 701.
Small numbers on the
number board of the front
hood were cut individually
from Microscale #87-205 –
Number boards.
For weathering, I applied
a wash of India ink diluted
with 91% alcohol. I went
back and touched up with
a cotton swab dipped in
70% alcohol to clean off
some areas.
14: Preparing the numbers for
the number board.
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MRH-Oct 2013
