Re: [cpsig] Re: Atlas CP Rail GP38

From: gmd1@xxxxxxx
To: cpsig@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2003 12:07:22 -0700

Ted,

Sorry for the confusion, I meant pics of your completed Atlas GP38!!!

Jeff Simpson
Northern Alberta Railways
Group Owner
Calgary AB

----- Original Message -----
From: Ted Kocyla <tkocyla@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wednesday, March 19, 2003 11:11 am
Subject: [cpsig] Re: Atlas CP Rail GP38

Jeff,
Growing up in the 70's I was a bit too young to own a camera,
didn't
get into rail photography until the mid 80's. I know I have at
least
one slide of an 8" 'wide-stripe' GP38AC with a large multimark in
my
collection. Happy to share it except I'm a technological idiot and
have no idea how to post a photo on this site. If that's the CP
Rail
paint era you'd like to model your geep in (circa 75 to early
80's)
then contact me off-list. I'll try to get it scanned & e-mail it
to
you.
Personally, I use Rail Canada Vol. 3 alot as a photo reference,
that
along with the Dean/Hanna diesel bible and Zuter's 1993 CP Rail
Review. If you want photos of original 1970 'as built' 3000's in
candy stripes - Rail Canada Vol. 3 has good photos & a paint diagram.
Might want to check out Bill Miller's CP Paint Index website for
shots... though offhand not sure how many GP38AC's he's got photos
of
on his site.
Let me know what you're looking for,
Ted Kocyla
WRMRC - Sudbury Div. Modellers

--- In cpsig@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, gmd1@s... wrote:

Ted,

Love hearing about your modelling.  I've got an Undecorated

Atlas
GP38 that I wan't to kitbash into a large Multimark GP38AC.  Got
any
pics to post to the photos section?

Jeff Simpson
Northern Alberta Railways
Group Owner
Calgary AB

----- Original Message -----
From: Ted Kocyla <tkocyla@h...>
Date: Sunday, March 16, 2003 4:50 pm
Subject: [cpsig] Re: Atlas CP Rail GP38

Doug,

On my Atlas GP38 experience, I noticed the 'redder' (that a

word?)

paint on the model as compaired to everything else I've done

using

Accupaint Action Red (still the best IMHO). I did all the
modifications (minus the GMD style steps - save that for

another

day
when I'm braver & figure out diamond tread walkway repairs)
including
the louver additions - fixing paint there with brushed black &
white
Polyscale paint. Also fixed new lights, bell & other small

parts

with
Modelflex Action Red - not a bad match. New back lights were
touched
up with black obviously. On the snow shields and other more

minor

body additions, I masked the critical areas of the unit and
applied
small areas of grey primer - I know from experience that I can
match
reds better this way than to spray red directly over the

parts.

Afterwards I took off the masking except for the front

stripes,

and
back multi & end (I have a compass fitted with a tiny scalple
blade
to mask my own multimarks - yes painting them is easier than
decalling them friends). Should mention the road numbers on

this

Atlas GP38 are too small and I removed them before I started

this

re-
paint job. Anyhow, I then over-sprayed the entire unit with
Accupaint
action red to get it to the proper shade. My original idea was

I

didn't care if the CP Rail logo got covered over, I'd just re-
apply a
new Microscale one (wich seemed to be the exact size) overtop.

I

really concentrated more on covering the grey areas & slowly
matching
the reds together. Turned out great! Then before applying a CP
Rail,
I figured I'd try dipping a Q-Tip in Solvaset and rubbing the
Accupaint off to salvage the decal. This worked like a charm!
Didn't
have to use up a valuable CP Rail decal! In the end I just

hade
to

apply new Microscale road numbers, overspray clearcoat to

protect

it
all, and the 3002 was ready for service on our club layout.

Love

these DCC-equipped units!
Ted Kocyla
WRMRC-Sudbury Div. Modellers

--- In cpsig@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Doug Baker" <bakerd@i...> wrote:

For those of you that have purchased one of the Atlas CP

Rail

GP38's.

I have discovered that Floquil Signal Red is a good match

for

the
paint on this locomotive. ( At least the bottle I have) I have
been
making mine more canadian with the addition of  the low hood

bell,

pilot,low hood lights, etc.

I have noticed the Atlas paint is too red and too bright,

but
it

is
well done.

Doug

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