WP 2004 (HO Scale)
While going through photos stored on an old computer, I came across some outdoor photos I had shot of my first locomotive detailing project. Western Pacific 2004 was an EMD GP20, built and delivered in 1959.
The 1/87-scale model is a Lifelike Proto 2000, factory painted and mostly detailed for the WP prototype (it even came with the barrel headlights). I added the Nathan M5 horn, sunshades, MU sockets and the firecracker antenna, plus I painted the handrails and coupler cut levers orange. The "weathering" is a layer of Dull-Cote. The most glaring detail inaccuracy is the placement of the bell, which should be mounted directly on top of the long hood immediately adjacent to where it currently is.
WP 2004 (HO Scale)
While going through photos stored on an old computer, I came across some outdoor photos I had shot of my first locomotive detailing project. Western Pacific 2004 was an EMD GP20, built and delivered in 1959.
The 1/87-scale model is a Lifelike Proto 2000, factory painted and mostly detailed for the WP prototype (it even came with the barrel headlights). I added the Nathan M5 horn, sunshades, MU sockets and the firecracker antenna, plus I painted the handrails and coupler cut levers orange. The "weathering" is a layer of Dull-Cote. The most glaring detail inaccuracy is the placement of the bell, which should be mounted directly on top of the long hood immediately adjacent to where it currently is.