Thanks for the tis on Alclad, I did just finally order it from Squadron hobbies.I’ve heard about it being used on vehicles over and over, on the 1/87th vehicle website. Can’t wait to use it.
Glad to be of help.
One more thing. Even though I speak highly of Acrylic paints, Scale Coat II Gloss Black seems to work well underneath Alclad metalizers. I’m going to be using it soon on several passenger cars I’m repainting.
As always, take your time when painting and don’t rush between coats. After mixing paint, I always like to spray it on a junker freight car first to check my paint mix and my spray technique. (old Tyco and Bachmann cars come in handy for this).
Ah, yes, a GMC “PD” series coach.
Electric solenoid for reverse that failed all too often…everybody outta the bus and push us backwards out of the terminal.
Sometimes an engine rebuild would give them a strong “lope” at idle.
Funny sounding, revving up and down with nobody in the driver’s seat.
Spent so time on a tour once welding the exhaust back together after it hung up on the rear bumper trying to go into a turn-around with too steep an angle…
Pull up parallel to a high curb or railroad tie curb, shut down and leave the door open, the air bags leaked off, settled down and lifted that 300-pound door off it’s hinges and dropped it down.
Now THAT was fun getting back on.
TOC
I hear ya, Carmudgeon.
When I worked part time for Gulf Coast Gray Line, in the 80s and early 90s, we had a few "Million+ Mile GMC Buffaloes that were ready for the blow torch!
Since they were long paid for, the company wanted to milk every last possbile revenue mile out of them! (just like the railroads!) Two of them had several 3"+ diameter rust holes underneath the passenger windows. Sometimes the AC worked, sometimes they didn’t. Though they were great at picking up speed, I remember the steering wheel wobbling in my hands and a uncooperative gear shift, though the ride was remarkably smooth.
During a run to Tampa Airport, my Buffalo threw a rod while I was in the center lane of the roadway! Though I didn’t look, I wondered how many passing drivers were giving me the one finger salute as I sat there in that huge behemoth blocking traffic. All of us were so elated when those antiques were finally retired and Gray Line started buying the newer MCI models.
Just like the PD4501, those Buffaloes were great in their day, but poor maintenance on aging equipment will yeild poor performance.
Still, it was a good, friendly company to work for and I’m glad that they’re still prospering today under the banner of MARTZ.