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3: Mike originally wanted to model the Chessie SD30 (Atlas)
as a TORCO unit after seeing a picture of one online. He just
could not patch the B&O reporting marks on the loco, so he
left them. Maybe one day, but for now, this is staying B&O.
All weathering done with the artists oil paints.
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of what is my best and longest video to date, 17 1/2 minutes.
There is a prototype runby that mixes models with scene, accu-
racy and timing, making the overall effect work surprising well,
down to each car in the consist.
The real treat comes at the end of the video. Joe Stiemann
gets involved by making a Soo Line locomotive come alive in a
still image, complete with fantastic-looking smoke effect with
real smoke.
It took the work of four people to achieve the shot. Just a fan-
tastic behind-the-scene photo shoot with Mike Morrison, for
“What’s Neat This Week.”
5: Mike weathered this Southern waffle box (Exactrail) right
out of the box. The white marks and yellow striping are
Microscale decals.
4: The SP/UP SD50 (Athearn) is a time traveler. Mike just
hammered it. He found prototype pictures of the UP/SP
patched units, and they are not this faded or rusted up.
Maybe they will be after another 10 years of heavy use. All
weathering was done with artists oil paints, and Microscale
decals were used.
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