caboose wanted

[BaltoOhioRRfan]

Jerry, the image link is in the post, i can't figure out why it wont show. Not sure what happened, reuploaded em and now they show up.

[union pacific 844]

i got the  Maryland & Pennsylvania 4-4-0 $33  i could not unlettered one

[BaltoOhioRRfan]

i got 4 and 5, i want 6 now tho. everytime i went to get #6 the place i go to was sold out.

CORRECTION: I had 4 and 5, but now 5 has turned up missing.

[RAM]

Or you could repaint it Union Pacific.

[union pacific 844]

would but im realy  bad at painting

[Jerrys HO]

UP

practice,practice,practice, YOU CAN DO IT!

[union pacific 844]

im tireder of ruing stuff  so im done with painting

[jward]

if you don't try to do things yourself this is not the hobby for you.

[Piyer]

im tireder of ruing stuff  so im done with painting

Everything has a learning curve, from painting a scale model to... more intimate things. Some progress quickly up that curve, others take a bit longer, but nobody succeeds if they surrender after their first couple of missteps. You __CAN__ learn how to paint, you just need to practice and you need to use the right things to practice with. Start by learning how to paint neatly with a brush. You can use a small bit of lumber and a sampler of latex house paint from the hardware / paint store. Use water-based paint as it's easy to clean up and can be thinned with water. Thinned paint is what you want to work with. It goes on smoother, doesn't hold onto brush marks, and flows into the nooks without filling them. Once you can do a smooth finish on a block of wood, then move onto a junker piece of equipment and learn how to paint that with water-based model paints - again, thinned so as to go on smoother.

Now, how do you thin paint with water?

Easiest way - for me - is to keep a plastic cup with water in it next to me while painting. I start by dampening my brush with water, dip it into the paint, blend the water and paint by dabbing the brush on the newspaper covering my work surface. If it is too dry / thick, I put more water on the brush and blend again. Too watery, add more paint and blend again. Just right, I test it on the item I am painting.

It's a balance you learn to get a feel for. But the nice thing about water-based paints is that they are easy to wash off if you screw something up - and yes, even after nearly 30 years in the hobby, I occasionally make a mistake. It's part of the learning process. Be bold! Take chances! Make mistakes! Learn! And have fun!

[BaltoOhioRRfan]

im tireder of ruing stuff  so im done with painting

Everything has a learning curve, from painting a scale model to... more intimate things. Some progress quickly up that curve, others take a bit longer, but nobody succeeds if they surrender after their first couple of missteps. You __CAN__ learn how to paint, you just need to practice and you need to use the right things to practice with. Start by learning how to paint neatly with a brush. You can use a small bit of lumber and a sampler of latex house paint from the hardware / paint store. Use water-based paint as it's easy to clean up and can be thinned with water. Thinned paint is what you want to work with. It goes on smoother, doesn't hold onto brush marks, and flows into the nooks without filling them. Once you can do a smooth finish on a block of wood, then move onto a junker piece of equipment and learn how to paint that with water-based model paints - again, thinned so as to go on smoother.

Now, how do you thin paint with water?

Easiest way - for me - is to keep a plastic cup with water in it next to me while painting. I start by dampening my brush with water, dip it into the paint, blend the water and paint by dabbing the brush on the newspaper covering my work surface. If it is too dry / thick, I put more water on the brush and blend again. Too watery, add more paint and blend again. Just right, I test it on the item I am painting.

It's a balance you learn to get a feel for. But the nice thing about water-based paints is that they are easy to wash off if you screw something up - and yes, even after nearly 30 years in the hobby, I occasionally make a mistake. It's part of the learning process. Be bold! Take chances! Make mistakes! Learn! And have fun!

I useally dont dulite paint. my latest jar of paint from one company seemed too watery to start.

just take your time, for your engine, just paint over the number on the cab and lettering on the tender with Steam Power Black by Poly Scale. then put a gloss coat. then put on the decals you want(for best apperance use the same number you covered up just in the UP white and font so it matches the front number plate) let em set over set over night, overcoat again with dullcoat and thats it.