I'm in the same boat as you, John, with have a 290 in need of new paint. As a purist/traditionalist, painting original equipment such as this really goes against my grain but due to the condition of my loco I think it really has to be done. As John asked, what type of primer would you recommend? What kind of finish coat? I've never painted METAL model railroad equipment before so any suggestions would be helpful. Also, where can one find decals with the same or similar font as the original AF?
Jeff > > Date: Fri, 24 Jan 2003 19:48:00 -0500 > > From: "John L." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: Painting Locomotives > > > > Since getting bit by the AF bug a year or so ago, and having been given > > back my originial AF 290 train I got for Xmas when I was 6 - I have > > accumulated a number of AF locomotive die cast pieces. A couple of these > > are in need of a new paint job. My question is -what is the best way to > > prepare one of these for a new paint job, and what is the best type of > > model paint to use. Any comments will be appreciated. Also after repaint > > - how do you go about properly putting the numbers and AF logos on the > > engine and tender.? > > > > > > Remove all detail parts such as headlight lens and bell. > Any paint chips or scratches can be smoothed over with fine emery paper > before painting. > Clean each part with a toothbrush using dishwashing liquid and warm water. > Krylon 1613 semi flat black is a good match for the black used on steam > locos. > You can get either dry transfers or rubber stamps for the lettering from > Portlines. > > Bill Frazier > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] S-Trains list sponsor: http://www.americanflyertrains.com All the Flyer you desire...books and accessories too! To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list send a note to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
