With the imminent arrival of
@rapidotrains' The Canadian, I figured it was time to get to work on my trio of U series sleepers. These kits are the handy work of
@Angus Shops, and basically just require trucks, couplers, paint and decals. The prototype cars were heavyweight tourist class 14 section sleeping cars which the CPR partially clad in stainless steel fluting to match the new Budd equipment. Very few colour photos of these cars exist, and the precise shade of grey used on the sides turned out to be quite the mystery. That said, after months of research I feel pretty confident in the accuracy of the paint job.
The grey I went with ended up being a custom mix of Vallejo aluminum, concrete, black and white. The canvas clerestory roof top was painted straight Vallejo aluminum. For the stainless fluting and sheathing on the sides, roof, clerestory sides, and battery boxes, I tried using Alclad II metallic paint for the first time (really it was peer pressure from one
@craigolio1), and am really pleased with the results! Decals are from Black Cat. Heres hoping these cars match the Rapido stainless close enough. Umber, Underwood and Uranus (for my inner child) are now ready for service.
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I plan on finishing the trio up in a bit with full interiors, window shades, and very light weathering along with the rest of the train when it arrives. In the mean time, I was just having a bit of fun with these cars out in the late afternoon sun...
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