Phase V Amtrak Superliner Railcars

They look great, Big, and at 60-70smph they’ll look even better.

Very nice work! 

Great job! FWIW MTH made the Phase V superliners scheme a few years ago and we had them delivered finally I think in summer of 2018.  They may still be around.  We have the Williams Genesis locos as well.  They were run a lot and when the kids got older we converted the power unit to DCS.

I don’t model AMTRAK myself but I recognize a fine job when I see it and those cars look great. I have been tempted by GGD’s latest AMTRAK cars but they don’t include what you are after.

@Big Tone posted:

Using Rustoleum metallic gray and white spray paint, 1/32" red pin-striping tape, and a ton of painter's tape, I repainted the Superliners I had to the Phase V livery.  Not the best painter/artist in the world, but felt they turned out okay...

I applaud your willingness to make what you want and risk a bad outcome; your project is a big success.

QUESTION:  What specific pinstripe tape did you use?  And, how noticeable is it?  I ask because I am in the midst of a project requiring similarly thin striping and trying to decide if I will paint it or not?

@Pingman posted:

I applaud your willingness to make what you want and risk a bad outcome; your project is a big success.

QUESTION:  What specific pinstripe tape did you use?  And, how noticeable is it?  I ask because I am in the midst of a project requiring similarly thin striping and trying to decide if I will paint it or not?

Appreciate the positive feedback!  I used 1/32" wide red matte graphic tape by Chartpak.  Believe it or not, I had a tough time finding pin-striping tape of the 1/32" width.  Ended up finding some on eBay.  Nevertheless, it worked great.  Initially was concerned that the tape stripes might stand out from the paint.  However, the tape's so thin it actually appears as though the stripes were painted on!  Looks really good when I'm actually running the consist.  Wasn't hard to apply the tape either, and I have big hands...

@Ray Lombardo posted:

Great job! FWIW MTH made the Phase V superliners scheme a few years ago and we had them delivered finally I think in summer of 2018.  They may still be around.  We have the Williams Genesis locos as well.  They were run a lot and when the kids got older we converted the power unit to DCS.

Thanks!  I searched high and low for Superliners in the phase V livery with no success.  Did know that MTH had some in the phase IV scheme that looked similar to phase V.  While I'm certainly not planning to invest in anymore Superliners, would you happen to know the MTH product number for the Superliners you had delivered?