With only a couple of weeks before the NMRA convention in Derby I have finally got back to the workbench to continue work on the Rock Island GP project. This has been on the shelf for almost two years but I finally got around to digging out all the bits and bobs for it.
The shell was already airbrushed in Polly Scale Rock Island maroon and the next step was the yellow warning panel for each end. I opted to brush paint the ends rather than set up the airbrush for such a small job.
I masked off the ends with Tamiya masking tape and used light coats (almost drybrushing) to add several thin coats of custom mixed yellow to the model. I used Revell yellow with a few drops of red to create a suitably orange tint to the paint.
The Microscale decals went on fairly easily, the stripes are a bit of a job to straighten and I realised too late that the nose heralds needed to be cut to fit around the grab irons.
I also realised too late that the nose shouldn't have upper grab-irons on the right side. Not sure how I missed that one! I must have been having one of those days when I applied them.
Still plenty of work to do on the model, but I feel pretty confident about getting it done before the deadline. Next step will be the rest of the decals and then comes the weathering.
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