Hi All,
I noticed this section can have other than N gauge builds/locos so heres my latest HO buy ;D ..............
These Proto 2000 HO PA1 / PB1 undecorated units arrived recently ..... the powered A unit has had a a 4 function decoder fitted the B unit is unpowered although has more than enough space to fit a sound decoder in at a later date with the exhaust grille moulded open allowing more sound to escape ;)
Also opened up the detail part locations slightly to allow for paint ..... later on i'll prime the bodies ready for the top coat
Someone saw the A unit & commented American locos can be light i wouldnt say the A unit is as it weighs in at 605 Grams ::)
(http://i549.photobucket.com/albums/ii377/upnick/S5300009-2.jpg)
They are going to be PRR Tuscan Red like the one below though not as dirty :)
(http://i549.photobucket.com/albums/ii377/upnick/27531241287018.jpg)
I shall look forward to seeing them finished :thumbsup:
They will look great if they come close to the prototype you posted beneath. How on earth will you do the pinstriping? Masking up must be a black art :)
Malc
Quote from: Malc on March 29, 2012, 01:20:14 PM
They will look great if they come close to the prototype you posted beneath. How on earth will you do the pinstriping? Masking up must be a black art :)
Malc
Even trying to make up decals will be a job and a half ???
Many thanks for the replies ;D
I forgot to say the connectors between the units i removed are fully working detailed items i have unclipped from the bodies while they are having their main colour applied as you can see below they have spring wires to allow the modeller to open them & pose open as are the doors on the A unit the detail even has handrails to the side of the doors.
I'll hand paint them unless i can disasemble them & spray them while they're off the bodies.
There are two packs of handrails pipes etc to add to the units as well
Second picture shows depth of connectors next to a biro :D
(http://i549.photobucket.com/albums/ii377/upnick/HO%20%20LOCOS/CONNECTIONS-1.jpg)
(http://i549.photobucket.com/albums/ii377/upnick/HO%20%20LOCOS/CONNECTIONS.jpg)
As to the pinstriping Mike/Malc Microscale to the rescue with this sheet i have in my decal box :D:
http://www.microscale.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=MD&Product_Code=87-39&Product_Count=&Category_Code= (http://www.microscale.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=MD&Product_Code=87-39&Product_Count=&Category_Code=)
Although if i had needed i would have masked the bodies up to do the stripes ;)
Sweeeet :thumbsup:
Lovely loco Nick and loads of great brass detail parts if you fancy them