Here's a recently finished project. Something for the NEC portable layout perhaps? I thought it would be appropriate to post here seeing as how Bachmann's release of the HHP-8 made this possible.
A special thanks to a friend of mine for his assistance with the project. I'm proud to say we've been able to go back-and-forth assisting one another with various kitbashing and painting projects. He did an excellent job with his model! When doing a project like this, I try not to replicate the number that the person assisting me modeled out of my own personal sign of respect (except in the case when the person models all numbers on the prototype OR happened to model the same number that I wanted to model for sentimental/personal reasons, lol)
![](http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o208/marylindsayrr/Rebuild%20Projects/DSC04625A.jpg)
![](http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o208/marylindsayrr/Rebuild%20Projects/DSC04627A.jpg)
![](http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o208/marylindsayrr/Rebuild%20Projects/DSC04608A.jpg)
I used PolyScale Stainless Steel for the silver as I felt it was the best mix. It had the stainless steel feel but also had a bit of the Floquil Platinum Mist feel to it as well. The future floor polish did not take away from the luster (something I had been nervous about).
I used straight PolyScale D&H blue and trim film for the orange stripes. The MARC markings came from a friend of mine that had a few leftover custom decals. The blue numbers came from a CSX set but it only has two "1"s in the set which is kind of a bummer.
Is there an official reason why Bachmann has not run this particular paint scheme with its HHPs? General thought in the community (amongst consumers anyway) is that more roadnames/colors are better for a particular product in terms of sales.
A special thanks to a friend of mine for his assistance with the project. I'm proud to say we've been able to go back-and-forth assisting one another with various kitbashing and painting projects. He did an excellent job with his model! When doing a project like this, I try not to replicate the number that the person assisting me modeled out of my own personal sign of respect (except in the case when the person models all numbers on the prototype OR happened to model the same number that I wanted to model for sentimental/personal reasons, lol)
![](http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o208/marylindsayrr/Rebuild%20Projects/DSC04625A.jpg)
![](http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o208/marylindsayrr/Rebuild%20Projects/DSC04627A.jpg)
![](http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o208/marylindsayrr/Rebuild%20Projects/DSC04608A.jpg)
I used PolyScale Stainless Steel for the silver as I felt it was the best mix. It had the stainless steel feel but also had a bit of the Floquil Platinum Mist feel to it as well. The future floor polish did not take away from the luster (something I had been nervous about).
I used straight PolyScale D&H blue and trim film for the orange stripes. The MARC markings came from a friend of mine that had a few leftover custom decals. The blue numbers came from a CSX set but it only has two "1"s in the set which is kind of a bummer.
Is there an official reason why Bachmann has not run this particular paint scheme with its HHPs? General thought in the community (amongst consumers anyway) is that more roadnames/colors are better for a particular product in terms of sales.