John Mancuso's C-19 Narrow Gauge 2-8-0

[LongHornCaddy]

A big Whoa NELLY!!!

[ACL1504]

John, based on Tom's recent comment - "I have a few more details for the loco John isn't counting on and these will be added prior to the weathering", I would check on what color he is paintin' his house!! 

More BS - I just like to gig you Floridy boys - wish I had met all of you before I left down there!!

Gman,

Thanks for stopping by again and possibly getting our friend John, Cuse, all worked up. He stopped by the other day and saw that I've indeed changed the color of the house. I'm not sure it will look good on his tiny loco.

I got away from the earth tones and painted the house a very pale pastel yellow, white trim around the windows and light taupe(sp) shutters.

Tom

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I'm excited for the surprise...I'm hoping for a cone-shaped container of clam strips 

Sorry, John, no cone shaped container or anything!

Tom

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I can't wait to see that thing chugging around your layout John.  It's going to look great!   

Bob,

The good news is that I'm finished with the loco but just have to upload, crop, etc, etc. all the pictures and oh yes, update the thread.

Tom

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Let's try this again. I wrote a comment and forgot to hit post. I must be getting old. Tom, Beautiful work on John's engine. Makes me want to dig out an engine and send it to you, but you have much too much on your plate. How about some more layout pictures? Can't wait to see the engine on john's layout.

Frank / Erieman

Frank,

Thanks for stopping by. I've been very busy with the Babe's 1:1 house painting and now I'm finished with that, now to retired Dec. 31, 2014 and full time train stuff.

I'll add more layout pictures after I finish this thread whicdh should be in the next day or so if not today!

Dig out the loco and send it to me and we'll go from there as I never seem to lack the desire for a challenge.

John's loco looks fantastic. I give all the credit to the guy doing the thread. 

Tom

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A big Whoa NELLY!!!

LHC,

Thanks for checking in. I'm happy you are liking the thread and I'll be adding to it this afternoon.

Tom

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Well, I promised an update last weekend but other things just got in the way. Nuff said. Here is where I left off - the loco and caboose are both decaled.



I wanted to add a few little touches for John on his little C&DR locomotive #102. Here is what I did to make it look more believable or prototypical.

I painted all the water handles red (Floquil). There were three, the one you see in the next photo and two (one each) on the pumps on the left side of the loco. These are on the right side of the photo below but not yet painted.



The bell and whistle cluster were a bright polished brass color so I painted them with Floquil Brass to give it more of as dull appearance.

I also painted the outer edges of the number plate on smokebox front with Floquils Brass to highlight the plate.



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The air hoses on the front pilot and rear of the tender were painted a rubber color. The rubber color is by Model Masters and called, Rubber! Go figure. The air coupling was painted with Flouqil's Old Silver.





The handrails and grabirons on the caboose are all grey in color and not very appealing. I painted the areas of the grabirons where a person would grab them Floquil Reefer Yellow.



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Okay, let's weather this little gem. I hope this doesn't become a long screed but I need to mention some weathering ideas/thoughts/concepts or whatever.

Weathering is very subjective in nature in reference to models. What one person sees as light weathering anothers may see as medium, medium heavy or even heavy.

When I was professionally painting brass for customers, I stopped asking about the degree of weathering as most didn't know what I meant. I then asked if they wanted the loco to look out shopped, used and clean, used and not clean, used but not abused or used and abused.

Here is my opinion on weathering.

Out shopped and no weathering - Brass Frisco 4-8-2. Greg DeMayo wants this loco when I go to meet the big Engineer in the sky!





Used and clean, light weathering - Plastic Bachmann Spectrum 2-8-0.



Used and not clean, light to medium weathering. - Brass 2-10-0.



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Used, not abused, medium to heavy weathering - MTH USRA type 2-8-2



Used and abused, Heavy weathering - Brass Pennsy I1 2-10-0





More tomorrow - I hope.

[gnatshop]

Greg DeMayo wants this loco when I go to meet the big Engineer in the sky!

Tell L'il Greggy not to pull his tighty whiteys too tight!
You're just about to start the fun part of life!!! 

[jerryrbeach]

Tom,
Wonderful group of locomotives, definitely the work of a professional!!!  John's locomotive already looks great, really looking forward to seeing the finished product!

[coors2u]

Mmmmm, drooolllll!! Very nice Tom.

[cuse]

I think he's just torturing me now 


John

[gnatshop]

I think he's just torturing me now       John

Just wait!  He's savin' the final pitures of the yeller locomotive and the taupe caboose!