Well, since one of my BN Gp30s came in the mail, with parts to super detail it, I decided to go ahead and do it this morning.
Before:
After:
I brush painted all the detail parts Steam Power Black, it’s a pretty close match.
After I started The project, I looked up a photo to figure out the location of a cable. Turns out both GP30s I had are ex-CB&Q units.
Also, I’m needing some longer shank couplers that the meduim shanks I have on it, since the gladhand scrapes on the plow, and so does the gladhand on a car it’s coupled to.
As now now, it’s waitng on a decoder and a anti-glare decal. (where the black spot on the nose is supposed to be.)
P.S. We need a head banging into wall smilie, and the camera needs to be tinkered with.
Does anyone have decals that can be used for an anti-glare patch on these locos, or a way to remove the nose?
The center of the cab sticks out on the nose, and the decals I bought won’t fit for it. I’m not sure on what you’re supposed to cut decals with either.
Nice job, but you’re right… The camera could use a little tweaking. The pics are too dark and blurry to really see the added detail, but it still looks nice overall.
I take it that’s a P2K loco? I have an old Bachmann Spectrum GP30 that I’ve stripped all the paint off, and am going to repaint and superdetail as a D&RGW loco. At this point, I’m still gathering supplies for my project.
For the anti-glare area on the nose, you could trim the decal with a sharp X-acto knife. To get the right shape, use a scrap piece of paper or something as a template and trim it as required (trial and error) until you get the shape you want. Then lay the template over the decal and trim the decal with the knife. It’s hard to tell from the photos, but it looks like you have some raised details and maybe a grab iron on top of the nose - if you’re using a decal, make sure you use some kind of setting solution that will make the decal conform to the irregularities. If you have a grab iron there, you might have to remove it then reinstall after the decal is in place.
You might be better off carefully masking the area and either airbrushing or spray painting, though.
