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

[cuse]

FANTASTIC!!


Can't wait to see it and hear it chugging through some scenery!


Very nice...John

[GPdemayo]

Great job Tom.....

[gnatshop]

We all live in a yellow locomotive, a yellow locomotive!
And our friends are all on board!!!
Sorry, couldn't help it, Tom!!
It got caught in my mind, too.  And old times are sometimes the best!

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NOTE:
For those of you who PM'd or emailed me with your questions, I hope I was helpful. Also, I'm very honored and humble you want my to weather/paint or repair your locos but I just can't take on the work.
Other than that, I just don't have the time for any others.    Tom

Naww, you don't!!
We're all waitin' to see trains rollin' around the Atlantic and Southern again!!!
Hopin' that full time retirement moves that up on the Priority List again - sorry to The Babe, but we're
a demandin' bunch!!!! 

Gman my good friend,

Trust me when I say, nobody wants to get the A&S going more than moi!

Tom

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FANTASTIC!!


Can't wait to see it and hear it chugging through some scenery!


Very nice...John

John,

I'm soory I kept the little gem so long. It should be on home rails later this afternoon.

Tom

[ACL1504]

Great job Tom.....

Greg,

Thanks and much appreciated.


Tom

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We all live in a yellow locomotive, a yellow locomotive!
And our friends are all on board!!!
Sorry, couldn't help it, Tom!!
It got caught in my mind, too.  And old times are sometimes the best!

Gamn,

I do understand and yes, the old times do seem to be the best, but only at times.

Besides, "It's a small world after all, it's a small world afterall".

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jiaU0xbOKs&feature=player_detailpage#t=94

Tom

[jerryrbeach]

Tom,
Absolutely wonderful finish to both the engine and the caboose.  Thanks for the many tips and the insight into your techniques.

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Tom,
Absolutely wonderful finish to both the engine and the caboose.  Thanks for the many tips and the insight into your techniques.

Jerry,

Thank you very much! I very much appreciate your comments and it was fun getting it weathered for Cuse! The loco returned to it's home rails this afternoon and I'm finishing the thread with more pictures after this repsonse.

Tom

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After the loco was weathered to my satisfaction, I let it sit for 24+ hours and then sprayed a coat of full strength Floquil Flat Finish on the loco.



I chose Floquil Flat finish for one very important reason. From experience I'm advising/telling you, you want "FULL CONTROL"over the volume of the finish. If you use Testors Dull Coat, you will have no control over the amount of material coming from the nozzle of the can. Remember the photo I listed previously of the "ghost" grimy color. Floquil Flat Finish goes a long way with just a little. Testors Dull Coat spary nozzle will give you 5 times the amount you need. Just trust me on this!

My suggestion is to never use Testors Dull Coat on a model locomotive. If you have a spray gun/air brush, you can use the Scalecoat II Flat/Dull finish. You will get the control you need. Scalecoat is still available whereas Floquil isn't.

Anyway, after the flat finish was applied and dry I went back and used a #1 soft bristle brush and applied just the slighest amount of rust chalk to the following areas. The chalk was applied to the underside of the boiler along the top of the running boards, the lower portions of the cab, the front pilot, the lower portion of the pumps, the bottom portion of the tender and a few of the pipes. I used just a little of the light gray chalk on the pipe fitting and water plugs.

I believe you can see the added chalk in the following pictures.





Continued in a few.

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Continued in a few.

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The C&DR C-19 Class 2-8-0 returned to home rails this afternoon. Cuse was very pleased and that in turn pleased me!

Thanks John for letting me weather you little gem!

Tom

[gnatshop]

John must be a happy camper, and wootin' and tootin' about now!
Admiration to you for bein' such a good friend and doin' this awesome job for him!! 

[Zephyrus52246]

Wonderful job on the locomotive and caboose, Tom.

Jeff

[cuse]

My little jewel made it back to its home rails from Tom's shops looking a bit worse for the wear (which was the mission).
Thanks Tom!