I'm doing an NW2 in silver stripes, and the best photo I could find is this: http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=641083 It is a great pic, but doesn't show any front or side details, as much as I need for decaling. Can anyone find a side or nose pic?
Will nose shots from the blue and yellow years work? http://www.rr-fallenflags.org/atsf/atsf1416abp.jpg http://railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=49599 http://www.rr-fallenflags.org/atsf/atsf2405ags.jpg http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=544516 http://www.rr-fallenflags.org/atsf/atsf2416abp.jpg http://www.rr-fallenflags.org/atsf/atsf2416bbp.jpg EDIT: Oops, I thought you said "detailing", in which case a different paint scheme wouldn't change things. the issue would have been detail modifications over time. Now I see you said "decaling".
I appreciate the help--but I need zebra striped units. I found one, a great nose shot, and slightly more side detail: http://www.jerryapp.com/arcv3b/ja-r331.jpg Anyone know of any other good side shots?
Still looking for some pix of the Santa Fe NW2 zebra stripes myself. Have 2 pix of 2408. It has the wagon wheel antenna on top/center of nose, no caps on exaust stacks & the stripes go up not down like on rear. If someone can tell me how to get them out of Picasa to here be glad to post them. Have you tried looking in QStation: http://www.qstation.org/ Also try looking for a specific RR/eng. # in your browser & you can get pix that way - if there are any out there in cyberspace! Here's one: http://www.jerryapp.com/arcv3b/ja-r331.jpg
Not on the web but, here are some references to NW-2 photos published in print... EMC NW-2 easy N conversion from Concor SW1500 Model RRer Jan94 p.172 Kato N NW2 switcher review, proto data Model Railroader May 07 p.82 review KATO HO model Model RRer Feb94 p.45 in zebra stripes, Kato HO scale Model RRer Aug95 p.66 #2367 proto pix Model RRer Feb94 p.45 #2402 scale drawings & kitbash Model RRer Dec79 p.72 #2404, #2406 on Cleburne "dead" line 1964 Santa Fe in the Lone Star State vol.1 p.62 #2408 in zebra stripes _Warbonnet_ 4Q95 p.32 #2415 Cleburne 1972 Santa Fe Trackside w/ Bill Gibson, p.96 #2418-2418A TR-4 Argentine 1968 Santa Fe Trackside w/ Bill Gibson, p.96 #2419-2419A cow & calf Santa Fe 1940-1971 in color vol.4 p.87
#1184 is done!!! I know 1184 is not a proto number, but the customer wanted it for a specific reason. Pics tonite!
Hate to pick nits, but your zebra stripes on the front should all go up, not both directions like yours do. Every pix I've seen of them & everything I've ever read says theat's the way Santa Fe always painted them. Or is that the way your customer wanted them? Tell him that there never any diesels numbered between 1175 & 1200 according to "Iron Hoses of the Santa Fe Trail". Is he like me #ing locos for peoples birthdays or other important events.
Doh! How did I miss that?!? CRAP!:thumbs_down::thumbs_down: Yes, the number is the customer's anniversary.
That's a pretty critcal error. I must redo the problem areas. Are the rear ones correct or no? At this point, I'm extremely disappointed in allowing such an error.
Just make the bottom front ones go up to match the top ones. The rear ones are all OK. It is a great looking model though. BTW what model did you start with. Mine are Katos. Hopefully got some pix uploaded here. Yee Haw it worked! The 2nd one just to show the stripes going down even though not a NW2.
She's done! (again) OK, did I mess something up again? I checked proto photos frequently, so I should be OK....
Where was this photo when I needed it? http://users.snowcrest.net/photobob/sfl69.jpg No cab chevrons... Figure that!
Thanks, Phil--had I known, I may have tried to talk you into that 2403-style, after I fouled up the decals the first time...... A sharp scheme, no doubt.
Not to throw another twist on the direction of the front & rear stripes but saw this today on the Santa Fe list by Evan Werkema: Ron Chamberlain wrote: >A nice b&w close in view of the 2099 appears on page 212 in John B. >McCall's book: EARLY DIESEL DAZE. The zebra striped unit indeed has a >Leslie A200-156 single tone horn and is located on the centerline of the >cab roof facing short hood end in the undated photo. Of interest, the unit >had a steam boiler and dual controls, and spent most of it's service career >in passenger switching, branch line, and local passenger service. Yes, and I believe when Santa Fe first got it, the long hood was designated the front, hence the stripes coming to a peak on the long hood and a V on the short hood (the "rear"). Some time later, the short hood was designated the front and the striping pattern was reversed to put the peak on the short hood. A photo of the unit in this later configuration is in _Iron Horses of the Santa Fe Trail_.
Well, I like the looks of it, prototypical or not. Great paint and decal job!!:thumbs_up::thumbs_up::thumbs_up::thumbs_up:
That image of 2403 looks to be an early version of Santa Fe's zebra scheme. Check Worley's book for all the different switcher schemes.
