Custom Detailing a Freelance Bowser FT in HO | The Joy of Kitbashing

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We bring the first ever Alta California diesel to life: an EMD FT-A. This unit was ex-ATSF 167, purchased used in 1965.
UPDATED 11/05 with new links!
Here's the PDF with the exhaustive list of actual Dupont & Dulux paint color codes used by all railroads: www.railfonts.c...
US locomotive paint reference site: usloki.tripod....
Designing realistic paint schemes: paintshop.railf...
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@damianstellabott3613 11 месяцев назад

Snow in the high desert is very much a thing.

@InterurbanEra 11 месяцев назад

I believe it! With the huge swing in temperatures between day/night and also seasonal. I'd be curious if it snows heavily enough to require plows around the Sonoran desert near Puerto Peñasco / Mexicali

@chicagolandrailroader 11 месяцев назад

This unit really looks unique. The spark arrestors and roof mounted number boards give it a distinct feel. I use green Frogtape for larger masking, and Tamia for fine lines. Hope this helps. Thanks for all the tips on developing a realistic period paint scheme!

@ConductorSmith 11 месяцев назад

I’ll put my vote in for Tamiya masking tape. I did a Nickel Plate Road PA project in N scale several years ago, and I couldn’t have had good, clean, crisp curved lines without it. Highly recommended! I enjoy your videos here, please keep us in the loop of your work!!!

@EMDSD14R 11 месяцев назад

I recommend Tamiya masking tape. It always gives you perfect lines and everything. There are even flexible versions of Tamiya tape that allow you to paint on corners or complex patterns.

@sp4439 11 месяцев назад

I am a big fan of your modeling. Ive been slowly developing my own free lanced RR as well and your ALTA-CALIFORNIA has been a huge inspiration! As for model masking, spray a coat of clear before masking, that way if anything gets lifted is most likely the clear coat to take most of the damage.

@InterurbanEra 11 месяцев назад

VERY good idea! I've heard about the clearcoat idea, and I've been keen to try it. I'll definitely do it on the next two units after the C625. (Those will be two more Citrus painted units, an RS-32 and an RSC-3). Tell me more about your freelanced road?

@Midwest_Urbanist 11 месяцев назад

I've had my own issues with blue painter's tape. Local hobby shop recommended Tamiya tape. Bought some but haven't had a chance to use it yet

@TrinityShoji 11 месяцев назад

Tamiya masking tape is what I use. It usually doesnt pull off paint underneath it.

@derkaiser50 11 месяцев назад

you gotta use that green "frog tape", Blue painter's tape just doesn't cut it anymore

@larawhitehead4688 11 месяцев назад

Always an absolute inspiration!

@dexecuter18 11 месяцев назад

Tamiya by a long shot, sticky enough to not go anywhere. Loose enough it doesn't leave a residue. Also makes good weathered road lines by itself.

@richardnelson-ux1zz 10 месяцев назад

I haven't kit bashed in a very long time

@wapatocreekrail 5 месяцев назад

Great video! New sub here. I love kitbashed and detailed locomotives. BTW, my favorite masking tape is Tamiya for fine spots and plain blue tape for the rest.

@InterurbanEra 5 месяцев назад

Welcome aboard! I'm so glad you enjoyed this one. Stay tuned for a variety of other new kitbashed diesels and steam locomotives in the near future.

@blownglasslide 11 месяцев назад

Whatever you do, DO NOT use frog tape. It’s basically masking tape backing with duct tape adhesive

@MrRailroadrunner 11 месяцев назад

6:14 This is why I never use Tru-Color paint. The colors are often inaccurate and the stuff flakes like heck, as you found out... Even Tamiya masking tape will pull it. I would recommend Badger paints, Vallejo, and Army Painter. I also normally put a Vallejo matt spray over the top to seal all my paint so it doesn't chip in future.

@Trains-stuff 11 месяцев назад

Nice I love how you can take a model train and make it more realistic I tried it but it didn’t come anywhere close to yours

@Mas4449 10 месяцев назад

Did Mexico require Kartrak on their systems? I’d love to see some kartrak tags on your stock, it really sells the time period and is one of those little historic details. Been really fascinated and inspired by your layout, keep up the great work.

@InterurbanEra 10 месяцев назад

I'm so glad it's been and remains and inspiration! I've been working on some great stuff this month I can't wait to share. As for Kar-Trak it was just beginning to be implemented in 1967/68 and a few of my newest cars have them installed. I also might add them to freshly delivered/outshopped equipment as well, so stay tuned.

@Mas4449 10 месяцев назад

@@InterurbanEra very cool! I’m definitely looking forward to seeing more

@ethanspaziani1070 11 месяцев назад

🎉

@richardnelson-ux1zz 10 месяцев назад

I like slta California desert rail road history

@Greatdome99 11 месяцев назад

EMD FTs were designed to operate as permanently-coupled AB pairs. A single A unit cannot function without its mating B unit, since it had the staring batteries and a small steam generator. No railroad ever operated these alone.

@InterurbanEra 11 месяцев назад

This is a myth. While I agree with you on "As Delivered" they had their batteries in the B unit, both the ATSF and Southern rebuilt theirs to run as single units with couplers in place of drawbars as well. Here's an ex-SOU example running solo on a Georgia shortline: www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=3946412

@alexanderpoirier3350 7 месяцев назад

Stumbled across your video and I love it the attention to detail and backstories that you give each and every locomotive. I also like the mixture of rolling stock such as more modern boxcars and boxcars modified without the running boards (roof walks). Makes for a nice mixture of equipment. Your paint designs are incredible! I’m trying to work on something for my own fictional railroad but having little to no success. I especially like the Alta with the “bone” (zebra) striping. Reminds me a lot of the Wet Noodle Era diesels and rolling stock on the CN. On another note, will you be thinking about creating a B unit to accompany your A unit? There was a former Northern Pacific A-B set of FT diesels that went to Mexico. The FT A unit is in a museum. I think the old B unit still sits in a railyard rusting away. Just something for your railroad to perhaps add to its growing fleet.

@InterurbanEra 7 месяцев назад

1968 is one of those important transition years where composite (wood+steel) freight cars were in their last couple of years, postwar steel equipment began getting weathered/ roofwalks removed and hy-cube equipment debuted. It's a very cool era to model. I'll definitely be building more than on B unit for the FT. I've got a pair of Intermountain FT's that'll be the next units painted up. If you want to brainstorm on paint schemes, LMK. What region/era is your fictional line?

@alexanderpoirier3350 7 месяцев назад

@@InterurbanEra The line is completely fictional as is the land and industries it serves. It is dubbed ‘The Eeriee Railway’ serving the land known as Eeriee. Other railroads include the Grand Trunk Eeriee, the Boo Line, the Haintsylvania, Lycan Lines, etc. (Halloween inspired). Equipment differs and I mean DIFFERS. From burbling semi-modern diesels to ancient steam engines, streamlined passenger trains to farther-than-the-eye-can-see freight trains, powerful steam engines to enormous electrics. Everything is set in sort of the transitional period as you mentioned but the timeline is quite modern (our current period), with ancient wooden freight cars next to gleaming graffiti covered grain cars, from long flatcars with intermodal containers to open-topped autoracks, boxcars of every shape, size and colour, with and without roofwalks. See this video and the freight train in the first bit is what I mean. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-SXHlcxIiCJg.html My railroad has its own emblem if that helps. (I tried going for something Frisco inspired but ended with up a mixture of FRISCO and Bangor & Aroostook).

@InterurbanEra 7 месяцев назад

@@alexanderpoirier3350 sounds downright spooktacular! That's really fun. It'll also be an enjoyable concept to build upon as well.

@OrangeJinty 11 месяцев назад

Great video! Lots of great advice for creating a freelance livery. I’ll definitely keep these in mind when designing my own! Also, I think the video description is missing the link to the paint PDF you mention at around 1:27. And maybe you should also include links to the two websites at 2:19 as well for convenience?

@InterurbanEra 11 месяцев назад

here's the link, and I'll add it to the description now as well! www.railfonts.com/Reference/paint_cross.pdf

@bahnspotterEU 11 месяцев назад

Wonderful looking result, just as with your previous projects! My only question regards the chipped areas on the nose: Would there really have been another coat of paint underneath the orange in the cab section on a real locomotive, or would you have met some form of primer or bare metal instead? The way you have it now suggests to me that the whole unit was first painted cream, just to then have much of it painted over in orange. That feels a little excessive to me, but I'm in no means educated on the painting process these locomotives would have gone through. I love your livery designs and in-depth approach though. Especially the newer scheme ("olympic", I think you called it) with the purple accents is really striking and unique, without seeming cartoonish or outlandish. I think that livery might look good on a Turbo-Train ;) I'm looking forward to seeing the fleet grow!

@InterurbanEra 11 месяцев назад

Thank you so much! I really appreciate it. I suspect they might have shot the pale yellow over the entire unit before following up with other colors as a base coat, but I'd be curious to know what the standard technique was circa 1946 when these were painted.

@tracynation2820 5 месяцев назад

Super. 💙 T.E.N.

@richardnelson-ux1zz 10 месяцев назад

Frog tape i use krylon paints when i change the paint scheme on my locomotives

@EMDSD14R 11 месяцев назад

Great video! It makes me want to build another FT! Mine is different then yours though and it's called an FTR or (Rebuilt) I used a Stewart FT for my unit.

@GreatNW 12 часов назад

Spark arresters on a cowl unit, odd but i really like the look. I might look into this myself with some canister style arresters.

@InterurbanEra 19 минут назад

Yeah, I was inspired by some MKT, ATSF, and MP F units w/ spark arrestors and felt it was probably a great idea in the fire prone California foothills.

@BattleshipOrion 11 месяцев назад

Ok I'm following, but I'm confused...Which war? Assuming you're talking about the 1940's you got two, the Second World War, and Korea.

@hjmiller2689 11 месяцев назад

I’d say WW2 because most of not all resources were poured into it, but the Korean Conflict had less because it was a one front fight due to most of everything in the pacific theater being used rather than the Atlantic. Although it could be both because of some production materials being necessary as it is somewhat of a west coast railroad

@InterurbanEra 11 месяцев назад

WWII for sure. The units were ordered in 1939. "THE war" is also a colloquial slang for WWII. No other conflict during the mid century came close to being as important.

@williamwehmeier443 2 месяца назад

For a good straight line, after masking, paint the edge of the tape with the primary color

@dennishowe7998 9 месяцев назад

Ease up on the music it was to loud and over powered your comentary. Appreciate your talents and the amount of research you put into the project.

@Kansas_terminal 5 месяцев назад

You going to make a B-unit

@InterurbanEra 5 месяцев назад

More than one. I already have an A-B pair of intermountain FT's ready for kitbashing.

@ArcadiaJunctionHobbies 11 месяцев назад

Great work but can't understand a word you're saying with the too loud and bombastic music at the same time.

@InterurbanEra 11 месяцев назад

Duly noted, future videos will be remixed with lower music

@ArcadiaJunctionHobbies 11 месяцев назад

love the kitbash though @@InterurbanEra

@jhcnc4404 11 месяцев назад

@@InterurbanEraI thought the music was good and didn't have trouble understanding....never heard cool jazz described as bombastic before? Maybe there was John Phillip Sousa edit of this video that I missed. Anyway, great video, the attention to design language and design trends of the era is fascinating. Thanks!