Greenville Gondolas

I have a question maybe you can help me in this because I have only this black and white picture of this gondola. I bought the protocraft version of Rock Island and I want to paint it I know this gondola is red but what for kind?  Is there someone who has it painted or from another brand. I hope someone can help me in this also the decals there is only one side visible on that picture. I also like to see if there are painted in other roads this is a awesome car.

Have you searched TruColor?

@BobbyD posted:

Have you searched TruColor?

Dear BobbyD,

You mean truColor paint?  I was on the internet about TruColor but not I think what I looking for or I'm wrong or you mean something else?

The Protocraft web site with the decals for your particular car will show the proper color. The decals they are showing is the color to paint your car. I have the NKP  car. I am sure both sides are lettered identically.  They are very nice cars.

@nikkormat posted:

The Protocraft web site with the decals for your particular car will show the proper color. The decals they are showing is the color to paint your car. I have the NKP  car. I am sure both sides are lettered identically.  They are very nice cars.

Dear nikkormat,

thanks I will go to the site protocraft but have you painted your version?

Yes,mine is painted black with the Protocraft decals

@nikkormat posted:

Yes,mine is painted black with the Protocraft decals

Well maybe you have a picture of your car. I was on there site and read freight car maroon and I have ordered the decals rock island in white lettering saw a picture in color I try to achieve that.

This is it

@nikkormat posted:

This is it

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Very nice what for paint you use?  I see also the challenger from Kohs I think, beautiful.

I am sure my painter used Scalecoat paint. Yes that is a Kohs locomotive

@ED3945 posted:

Dear BobbyD,

You mean truColor paint?  I was on the internet about TruColor but not I think what I looking for or I'm wrong or you mean something else?

https://trucolorpaint.com/products/paint/

"Paint & Lettering: Cars painted freight car red TCP-197"

Tru-Color TCP-197 CRI&P Rock Island Freight Car Red 

@BobbyD posted:

 

https://trucolorpaint.com/products/paint/

"Paint & Lettering: Cars painted freight car red TCP-197"

Tru-Color TCP-197 CRI&P Rock Island Freight Car Red 

Thank you I go to find that color and painted it, of course the painted model I show on this forum in the hope it is good The weathering will be later.

@nikkormat posted:

I am sure my painter used Scalecoat paint. Yes that is a Kohs locomotive

I don't know if I have scalecoat overhere I will search also.

I bought yesterday this one Atlas gondola of the Union Pacific so I started immediately with weathering technique before I go to the brass one the Protocraft. also use new protocraft trucks beside the atlas, see pictures.

So you see the first attempt here of weathering but I say not finished yet.

Now I bring it to my layout if it is good or not.

Of course I will do the air hose and more detail on it. The inside will be later. The trucks ar not weathered yet.

some more pictures

Maybe nice pictures the Union Pacific Gondola on the bridge

a little step further I done the air hoses only for the outside not under and weather the car more also with load it is still wet hope it will tomorrow what I looking for the trucks and couplers will be later plus details and final with floquil paint and matte finish.

I have decided not to go more in detail with parts but go continue with the weathering it is a plastic model but I like it. The load is now better but maybe some more on it and I did the rocks with a little bit floquil crime black still I want more also did the trucks.

So I finished the weathering done the whole car in detail I think this is ok. I have only one atlas gondola but hope to find more of these.

Ed, beautiful work!

Dan Weinhold

@sleepmac posted:

Ed, beautiful work!

Dan Weinhold

Thank you Dan, it was a nice project to do so now I go to the brass gondola hope to have the decals soon so I can start

@lan posted:

I did this one a while back.  brass 0 scale just had Japan stamped on it

Nice, will there be any decals on it or what kind of road?

@lan posted:

Nah just a forgotten ballasts gondola that's been patched up lol. I would weather it & put decals on it but decals cost an arm & a leg 👍...in my part of the world post cost kills it 🤢

ok, that is expensive I think but for me the shipment cost is also more than the cost of the decals.

Two pictures of the gondola on the yard it fits in nicely