OK, fellow freelancers, ever wonder what your own railroad's motive power would look like in the scheme of your choice? Well, here's an example of what my Paris & Mt. Pleasant RR would have if it owned CF7s: Drawing is courtesy of Railroad Paintshop . I downloaded the drawing, and used the Paint program in my Windows package to color the picture. I have a link on my website back to RR Paintshop. So get out yer imagination, as well as Windows Paint, and lessee what you come up with!!
I have done this very thing when I redesigned my paint scheme. Click this link: Hoffman Valley's New Paint Job To see my scheme. The top pic is the new scheme and the bottom is the original. Russ Hoffman Valley Railroad
I too have used this idea to work on options for a paint scheme. However, I decided for the frugal approach, and just paint everything one color...kinda like NS or IC or some other railroads who preferred simple schemes. Lately I have been contemplating a new scheme...maybe it's time to visit that web site again! Jeff Augsburg & Concord R.R. (a fictional shortline in Central Illinois) http://www.pegnsean.net/~revnjeff
I have visited paintshop.railfan.net, too and ended up using a few of the drawings there to make my own AutoCAD drawing of a Southern SD40-2 high hood. I painted it in Photoshop with my Pine Valley's paint scheme. Here's the link to the image in case the photo posting here doesn't work: Pine Valley Paint Scheme
Nice pic! Sadly, you can't post from Geocities sites (I found that out myself, as my website is on Geocities). Where did you find Photoshop, and how easy is it to use? I painted mine with Windows Paint.
You can post links to geocities sites...And that makes everything SO easy!!! [ 15. October 2002, 01:33: Message edited by: Benny ]
Bob: Adobe Photoshop is a high-end graphics program with quite a steep learning curve. I believe you'd be better off learning a program such as Paint Shop Pro, by JASC Software. [ 15. October 2002, 01:56: Message edited by: BrianS ]
I posted my AOW's paint on here a while back and now I can't find it! Of coures the AOW went "bankrupted" and no longer exists, but it was a really neat combo of Forest Green, Silver and Santa Fe Yellow on the noses!
no own paint scheme over here. I custom paint some 'what if' paint schemes that CP rail could have used. As far as I know these paint schemes are just my fantasy. It might be true that CP never had that type of loco or never used that paint scheme. (All models are either Kato or Atlas N scale and started as undecorated locos) Currently done : Ex- Union Pacific SD35 high-nose simply re-lettered for CP Rail. Still wears that grey/yellow paint. (don't know if UP ever owned any SD35) Planned to be done by the end of the year : Trainmaster CP Rail 'Pac-Man' SD90 CP Rail 'Pac-Man' SD90 CP Rail 'Dual Flag' C44 CP Rail 'Beaver logo' C44 CP Rail ' Pac-Man' So far I never thought of creating my very own paint scheme. [ 17. October 2002, 12:14: Message edited by: sandro schaer ]
I have been working on some schemes for the Augsburg & Concord. However, my computer time has been minimal, so I took the liberty of printing a copy of an SD-35, made a couple copies and have sat down, the old fashioned way, with colored pencils. Right now, I am considering SP Grey and CNW Yellow, following the CNW look, with the hoods grey and the cab, roof, handrails and sills yellow. Another version uses the CNW scheme in opposite, green hood, yellow cab, roof and sill. Can any see that I am rather influenced by the CNW? Jeff
Well, I didn't think I would get to it so fast, but sometimes, you just take life as it comes... Here's a sample of one of the schemes I am considering for the Augsburg & Concord Railroad. One thing is missing from the scheme. the RR herald. That should go between the cab and the road name. Another thing, the actual color won't be jet black, but closer to grimy black, a little more grey to it, but MS Paint is rather limited. As always, feedback is accepted. Jeff
Actually that yellow/black scheme looks pretty good. Sort of reminds of the NYS&W colors. The only thought that comes into mind, is the possibility of adding some sort of safety stripe, (yellow?), to the hood ends for hypothetical visibility at road crossings? Boxcab E50 [ 19. October 2002, 06:06: Message edited by: BoxcabE50 ]
I like the idea of something on the front and back, maybe diagonal stripes like the Rio Grande used. Jeff
What did the AT&SF call them? "Zebra stripes" or some such? (Your's done in yellow?) Anyhow, they'd really make your new scheme a standout! Boxcab E50
This is the Current Paint Scheme for my Appalachian and Atlantic Railroad. A few GP7's are still in Chessie Paint.
Very nice Pat! It reminds me a bit of my original scheme which, since we now have railimages, I will paste below. The bottom loco is the old paint scheme, the top is the new one. Happy Railroading! Russ
I basically got my idea from the RF&P Locomotives beofre they got merged into CSX. I haven't painted any of my engnes into full scheme yet, only was far as blue shell and white noses, I'll post pics when weather get's warm enough to finish the paint job.
Sorry it took so long to reply, friscobob! Thanks for the compliment on my paint job. As mentioned above, Photoshop is a little difficult to learn, but once you do, the possibilities are endless. Where did I get it? In my college bookstore. I studied art for two years before I figured out that I had talent but was too lazy to really be an artist Also, I couldn't seem to focus on any one pursuit, which is why I'm not yet thirty and have worked as a graphic artist, sound recording engineer, conservator (someone who restores art for museums), and finally civil engineer tech. So far, the only thing I'm both good at AND enjoy is being a Dad, so I'll stick with that. Anyway, when you get bored with MSPaint, head down to Fry's Electronics (or Best Buy or whatever else is in your area) and consider picking up one of the limited versions of Photoshop if you don't want to spend a truckload of cash on the full version. It's a new world of art in that program. Not only that, you'll soon learn how to add photos of your models to photos you've taken of the real world. RC
Nice paint job! For visibility, you could either do the yellow stripes on the front & back, or a solid yellow on the nose & the back . The solid color would work for simplicity, while the stripes would be more elegant.
