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'MI41TWiIIIIte al ....rallm'ddjoullal.!Oml IN THIS ISSUE: • WEATHERING MODERN MODELS, page 6 • SUPERDETAILING PASSENGER COACH WINDOWS, page 47 • SCRATCHBUILDING STRUCTURES, page 36 • ATHEARN'S NEW SANTA FE WOOD REEFER, page 18 ALL SCALES: N SCALE: Time Capsule: Locomotive Performance: • Norfolk & Western K2 heading a Coal Turn at • Spectrum, by Bachmann, Amtrak Acela Clinch River trestle, Virgina May 17, 1938, Electric Test Report, by Dean Windsor ...... 11 • Summary of all previous Locomotive ONTHE COVER by Dewey Norton ...................................... 3 A Kato GP7 crossing the deck girder bridge Performance Test Reports ........................ 13 over the Shiawassee River on the Grand Trunk Western Railroad's Holly Subdivision HO SCALE: Diesels, One-Detail-�-A-Time: • EMO S040 as Missouri Pacific 725, 752 and in HO scale. The 30 x 50-foot layout is under Modern Modeling: construction by the South Oakland County • Weathering Modern Cars and Locomotives, 3024 from Kato models, Model Railroad Club, in Hazel Park, Michigan Part I: Fade-Through Paint, by Matt Snell ... 6 by Louis A. Marre ................................... 15 (a suburb of Detroit). A "Tour" begins on page 22 of this issue. -Robert Schleicher photo Locomotive Performance: • Summary of all previous Locomotive DEPARTMENTS: Performance Test Reports .......................... 13 What's New .........................................57, 65 Calendar ..................................................... 58 Diesels, One-Detail-At-A-Time: • EMO S040 as Missouri Pacific 725, 752 and 3024 from Athearn or Kato models, by Louis A. Marre ................................... 15 Freight Cars of the Fifties: • Santa Fe Rr-30 class 50-foot Reefers from Athearn models, by Richard Hendrickson .. 18 Layout Tours: • Grand Trunk Western Railroad, Holly Subdivision, by the South Oakland County Model Railroad Club .................... 22 • Jerry Strangarity's recreation of South Philadelphia on the Reading Railroad ....... 30 • Index of previous prototype-based Layout Tours ..................................................... 60 Techniques: • Scratch building Structures with Cardboard, Wood and Styrene, by Jerry Strangarity .... 36 Passenger Modeling: • Superdetailing Coaches, Part I: Windows, by V.S. Roseman .................................... 47 4 RAILMODEL JOURNAL • SEPTEMBER 2006 Layout Tour: South Philadelphia on the Reading Railroad, page 30 RAILMODEL JOURNAL • SEPTEMBER 2006 5 WEATHERING · MODERN CARS I.OC TIVES. AND M PART I FRDE·TH:RQUGH PAINT By Matt Snell Weathered cars and locomotives on the real r i1roads did not disappear in the sixties, but to look at most "modern"­ era model railroads, you would think that e ery car and every locomotive just left the paint shop or wash rack. This new series of articles will help make any modern-era railroad look more realistic. There's an index of previous articles on painting and weathering on our ebsite at www.railmodeljournal.com/ 6 RAILMODEL JOURNAL • SEPTEMBER 2006 This Conrail cylindrical covered hopper started as an Atlas cylindrical hopper decorated for PRR. The model was painted over using a Floquil Red mix. As the paint was drying, some of the paint was wiped off using Floquil airbrush thinner. Once the remaining paint had dried, the model was decaled, then rust streaks were applied down the sides. If you look closely you can still see the PRR keystone showing through the red paint. n the pursuit of modeling Conrail, I was faced with the as paint, began to show through, which presented the obstacle I challenge of recreating the locomotives and equipment used of creating this in model form. Through trial and error, I've throughout the early Conrail years. Often these remained in been able to establish several techniques for creating this fade­ the predecessor roads' colors with the predecessor markings through paint, and these can be used on both railroad equipment painted over. As this equipment aged, these markings, as well and structures. � FADE.THROUGH PAINT Another method to create paint fade-through is to paint the decal prior to applying it to the model. Two different effects can be achieved using this method, the first being spotting. Using a fine-tipped airbrush, hold the decal six inches or so away from the airbrush and shoot small quick bursts of paint toward the decal. The paint will dot the decal film creating the effect of paint spotting through the lettering. The easiest method to simulate fade-through paint is to paint, gloss, and decal a model as you normally would. Once the paint and decals are fully dry, lightly drybrush over the decal using the same paint that the model was painted with. Don't try to paint over the entire decal, rather let the paint settle in spots on the lettering, streaking it across the decal. Use repeated light applications until the effect is what you desire. Once the paint-over has fully dried, the model can then be given another coating of GlossCote or a similar product to make the finish uniform prior to weathering. While this method works best on models you paint yourself, it can also be used on factory-decorated models, providing you can find a correct match for the paint. 8 RAILMODEL JOURNAL • SEPTEMBER 2006 RAILMODEL JOURNAL • SEPTEMBER 2006 9 FADE.THROUGH PAINT The fifth method I've found for simulating fade-through paint is shown on the Conrail covered hopper, showing the predecessor Penn Central SPRG 03 SPRG 0·3 CE70C CE7{)C markings and jade green paint through the red Conrail paint. For lW STL WHLS lW STl WHlS this method I started with a factory-decorated model in Penn Central green with PC markings. The entire model was then airbrushed with a Conrail Red mixed from Floquil paints. Once the paint had dried, I CR applied airbrush thinner to a rag and began streaking the red off in 7 8 0 15 8 6 a downward motion. Once everything had dried again, the model was (dAN IHStO. OIOOVU 41010 lOt washed to remove any remaining traces of thinner, then glossed and Of ,""on "'011 ClOilHG elUN IHSCU G.OOYU .!'to 'I» decaled normally. 2 8 8004 4 5 01 SliDU ,UO" CLO�IHG ClUH '''''''lOf G'OOvU ..NO IOf 01 JUOO IIIOff ClOSIHG �-------------� e"AN JHlIOI G.OOVti AHO 'Of' 2880044503 illOU IPOtI ClOSlfrfG Of You can also create paint fade-through effects for locomotives that have been repainted from one road's scheme into another's scheme. Several locomotives were transferred from the Lehigh Valley to the Delaware and Hudson upon the formation of Conrail. The D&H applied dark blue paint over the Lehigh Valley Cornell Red and Valley markings. It wasn't too long before patches of the red, as well as the large LEHIGH VALLEY began to show through. Once I had achieved the desired look, the model had to be masked to paint the nose yellow. When using this method, conventional masking cannot be used over the decaled area for fear of peeling off the decal. A small piece of paper was cut and placed over the decal, then masking tape was applied over the top of the paper, to protect the decal. 10 RAILMODEL JOURNAL • SEPTEMBER 2006 TEST REPORT: BACHMAN.IS N SCALE ACELA By Dean Windsor Bachmann has the Amtrak Acela electric locomotive in N scale with operating pantographs and a massive amount of weight for electric pickup reliability and pulling power. RAILMODEL JOURNAL • SEPTEMBER 2006 11 TEST REPORT istant cousin of the French TGY Nhigh-speed train, the Acela i s mtrak's new high-speed train for the Northeast Corridor in the U.S. Alstom, the builder of the TGY, joined in a partnership that designed and built the Acela. It is not a true TGV locomotive as they have very few things in common. The Northeast Corridor is notorious for its many curves, so to allow higher speeds in curves without causing passenger discomfort they chose a tilting train. A partnership led by the Canadian firm Bombardier, which holds rights to the TGV technology in North America, won with its design. This high-speed tilt train was given the name "American Flyer. " RAILMODEL JOURNA L The Bachmann Acela features a two­ LOCOMOTIVE PERFORMANCE IREPORT NO. 212 piece cast-metal frame, which encases -------------- - - - - - ' - - - - - --------------- - - nn Bach nla s A ceIa the entire drive assembly. The drivetrain N Scale consists of a five-pole skew-wound can motor with a stainless steel shaft. On Action Analysis: Observed Performance: As Received: each end of the shaft are two brass Minimum Speed, level (no load, scale miles per hour) flywheels. Additional plastic U-joints With lull wave Rower: 2.36 and drive shafts lead to a brass worm ulse Rower 1.83 � fitted inside the gear tower on top of each 'th DCC: 2.63 � NO. 6 Switch pulse power 1.81 truck. Various idler gears transfer power I th DCC[ over.No. 5:Swltch: 2.55 to gears on each of the four axles. Maximums (at 12 volts max. where apRlicable) _f'!pJpad_top� ?p_e�f!,J!3vel,Ju I L wave, smp!l: 239.6 DCC with maximum throttle, smRh: 330.30 Electrical power is obtained through URhili gr�de maximum, flercent 20.3 each of the eight wheels. It is relayed TractiYejoj'ce ounces: 0.77 -'-- � Number of cars Rulled leve' 45 through stamped-steel plates mounted on Number of cars pulled,�grade: 15 the sides of the truck housings above the Mechanical measurements axles.