I have finally completed the paint job on my Milwaukee road SD-10. She looks pretty. I have been working on this model for about six months. In all I think I spent about 5 to 6 hours on it, and remember this is spread out in a six month period.
This loco used to be a GN SD-7. Sorry for all you GN fans.[:D] My dad helped me chop the nose and paint it but I took on the job of cutting part of the tank off. I also put the air tanks back under it, painted the the detail parts like the handrails and painted the men inside. I aloso took the time too DCC the thing up. It was quite a project and it’s almost complete.
Just need decals now which I have. (thankfully)
The paint job in the picture doesn’t look as good as it does. The orange is a little darker and not so bright. The areas of paint that smurred just a little will be blended in with weathering techniques which I have learned over the last few years.
Sorry there, Student of the Big Blue Sky. I thought you woudn’t like that I painted a GN unit, since you’re name gives it away. But hey the GN had low nose geeps and older sd’s units just not of an SD10. Just think of it as a GN SD10. You can dream can’t you.
Ya, lettering…whoopee.[|(] but ohh well.[sigh] If you’re building a unit there is always going to be some type of lettering.
