Detailing Diesels

Model Railroader General Discussion (Model Railroader)
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To detail my diesels should I:

  1. Get a diesel detailing book and go in that direction,

  2. Go to LHS,

  3. Look at diesel pictures (i.e. from books or railpictures.net ) and detail them that way,

  4. Or, another way (please specify).

By the way, I will be detailing a BNSF GP50. Also, I hope Joe Fugate does a “forum clinic” on this (and/or rolling stock).

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All of the above!

Bob Boudreau

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all 4 are great suggestions, go to http://www.rr-fallenflags.org/ and pick out the diesel you want to model…Details West and Detail Associates make some nice detail parts…you can find them at a lot of one line hobby centers… www.internettrains.com , www.discounttrainsonline.com , and http://www.1stplacehobbies.com/ all sell detail parts…they can get real elaborate if you go all out and a $75.00 engine can get turned into a $120.00 one real quick…a lot of parts I’ll make myself …like grab irons and pin pull levers from small .025 spring rod…Chuck

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Presision Scale also sells diesel detail parts. Have you seen How to Detail Diesel Locomotives By Jim Volhard?

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www.railpictures.net is also good - I’ve found a fair bit of useful information there while adding the factory-supplied detail to Athearn Dash 9s. www.detailswest.com also offer detail parts and seem pretty comprehensive - take a look at the Dash 9s on their site - Athearn BB but upgraded to Genesis standard!

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Do GP50s have K3s for air horns?