Well, all of that boxcar work on the C & S left me hankerin' for a new project for the C & SW (Colorado and Southwestern), the fantasy line associated with my C & S. Recently I found the need for a caboose for that line, mainly to take the rear of ore trains from the Colorado Mining Company. As you may know the C & SW is not a wealthy line, most of its engines and rolling stock are second, third, or fourth hand, some decades old. So, I came across this on the Bay place at a reasonable price: and decided to convert it to the needed waycar of the CSW, bashing and aging as needed. Here it is in "all its glory": cya down the line!!
Could be! It certainly caught my eye, as looking like a good fit for his scenario. Very much the small budget operation appearance. Boxcab E50
To me the effect is sort of that of the low budget operation with a can of white paint and a local sign painter in some mountain town coming over and giving it a quick lettering job. It has an authenticity you can't get from a clean-edged decal or fussy paint job.
Thanks guys. Yep, you got it, the CSW can't afford much so they hired Larry, a local painter, from Maude's Saloon and Brothel. Well after several cups of coffee they handed him a brush and a bucket of white paint and told him to get to work! Of course that was years ago, back when the DSPRR was still around. The CSW has not repainted anything in years! The effect was done with rubber stamps and ink. I pressed really hard to get a "smudge" effect on the paint. Seems like I got the effect I wanted by your comments!!
You know, I have no idea!! I will geta brand for you. It is from Hobby Lobby, in the craft area for things like scrapbook art. All I knew was it was a white stamp pad and I needed white ink
OK, finally had time to dig out the ink pad. It is from a company called "Stampabilities" and is acid free and non-toxic (important when you have small kids!). You can go to their website if you do not have a hobby & craft store near you: http://www.stampabilities.com
Actually I have several stamp sets. The "Colorado & Southwestern" is a Rogers Printing Kit with No. 2 Ribbon stamps that are 1/8 inch. These I can align in the stamp holder and stamp on all at once. The CSW letters are from a stamp set I have had for several years...don't rememeber the manufacturer. With these stamps, there is no "holder" just individual letters and numbers mounted on little wooden blocks. These are of course a little harder to align and get proper spacing with. The nice thing is that if I mess up I can simply dab the mistake away with water. I use these same stamp sets on my buildings:
I think the method does work very nicely...steady hands? No, but a jar of water and a rag on hand is all I need until I get it right!
