In my most recent posts I mentioned this Roundhouse combine kit that I had on hand. After stripping the paint from it and a coach, I decided to move forward with this Harriman combine. My first step, after removing the cast on grabs, was to paint the body, using Tamiya TS-5 Olive Drab. I had picked up the green can along with Tamiya spray primer last year. I like the Tamiya paint; it goes on smoothly with very little build up. It was a nice clear fall day when I sprayed the two cars, so I worked outside. The paint is very smelly and the ingredient list is long and I am guessing toxic. I am glad that I worked outside.
In my last post I mentioned going to a train show hoping to pick up some details. The show really focused on Lionel/O gauge trains, so although it was a big show, I didn't find much HO scale beyond swap meet kind of stuff. I did stop at Trains and Lanes on the way home from Allentown and found some diaphragms and picked up one pair to try. I also ordered some other details online, including passenger grab irons and seats. They should be arriving in the next few days.
After going down a few
rabbit holes of researching just how
not prototypical this car would be anywhere, never mind on the GN, and ideas for building and detailing it, I started working on it. I am staying with the Talgo trucks for now; if I keep this car long term I will reconfigure later. I do want to experiment with weathering the car, so the first step was to spray the trucks with Dullcoat. As we have had our first blast of winter (10 inches of snow) I used the spray booth. I recently reread a Cody Grivno
MR article suggesting Vallejo model washes for weathering trucks. As I have his suggested colors of Oiled Earth and European Dust on hand, I will try that technique.
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