Grrrrr, pulling my hair out.

[reinhardtjh]

That's just beautiful.  Excellent job, Chris!

[up1950s]

Awesome Chris , what drive/chassis are you using , and is there any chance we will see a Randy/Chris collaboration for a less than God like modeler to purchase in the future ?

[Ed Kapuscinski]

Yeah Tom, no kidding, that's awesome. Really awesome.

I'm in awe.

[DKS]

I really appreciate most how Chris uses multiple media, mixing etched brass with styrene and scavanged parts. His results are superior to most models made entirely of one media. Stunning is a word that comes to mind.

[Sokramiketes]

I really appreciate most how Chris uses multiple media, mixing etched brass with styrene and scavanged parts. His results are superior to most models made entirely of one media. Stunning is a word that comes to mind.

Your previous iteration of this post was curious, and this iteration is still curious...  What exactly are you trying to say?  (I don't think I've ever seen a model done entirely in one media, nor anyone that promotes this.)

Anyway...

Chris, looks sharp now, despite the paint issue.  My guess is surface contamination on the first attempt.  Paint, especially a film like Accupaint, can do crazy things if it's 'floating' on the surface, binding to itself well but not to the model.  Add in a liquid that can make it through the pores, and you've got wrinkling.  The alcohol bath must have cleaned up whatever was hanging around.

[Chris333]

Thanks guys. I posted back when I built it, but it has been well over a year. I took an Arnold S2 and shortened the frame about 2 scale feet. I trimmed the outer brakes off the trucks and installed NWSL wheels and gears. With the hood so tall I had room so I put a Life-like SW motor in it. On her first flight the wheels wobbled so I kept the NWSL axles and gears, and turned down the stock flanges.

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The cab is from the S2. Hood is a etched sheet, nose is a styrene block. BLMA doors with the latches filed off, also used their louvers and grab irons. No exotic metals, but it is packed foll of lead and it very heavy.

Factory:

After:





Sadly the paint job is wrong. If I added a wide yellow stripe to the sill it would be right for the later years, but I wanted to model it as delivered since they stayed that way for a while. Lots of fine yellow pin striping:
http://www.rr-fallenflags.org/el/loco/erie305a.jpg