Moderator Froggy the Great Posted September 23, 2011 Moderator Share Posted September 23, 2011 Ok, so I've got a late 1800s Confederacy army that assumes the C.S.A. managed to survive at least that long. I've decided to pretty much go straight Deadlands with it. To that end, I've made a couple walking locomotives with steam-driven cannon. However, I'm completely blanking on how to paint these. My original idea was to paint them as worn black steel, but when I go to put paint on the brush I lose the mental connection from the paint to the finished product. Anyone else have suggestions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshuaslater Posted September 23, 2011 Share Posted September 23, 2011 Confederate Grey. Put the stars and bars on there like the General Lee car from the Dukes of Hazard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loim Posted September 23, 2011 Share Posted September 23, 2011 Holy cow, this is the coolest thing I've seen all day, and that's saying something since I surround myself with awesome. Don't suppose we could get a rundown on what you made these out of? Also, have you ever read any Cherie Priest? These bring her books to mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frogimus Posted September 23, 2011 Share Posted September 23, 2011 watch some "Wild Wild West" for inspiration. The movie remake is a little more steampunk than the original series but both should help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanite Posted September 24, 2011 Share Posted September 24, 2011 Brilliant Frosh! For inspiration, google Locomotive Livery. I'm partial to early-midcentury British rail colors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wumby Posted September 24, 2011 Share Posted September 24, 2011 This absolutely won't help, but looks like Thomas and Percy to me...I am living with a two year old who happens to be on a Thomas the Train kick for over a month now too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkmeer Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 Froggy, I'm just now seeing this. This is wicked cool. I have to ask though, what are the components for the boiler-section of the front of the train? The legs look like GW Imperial Guard Walker parts, but the front looks like a can of some sort. Many thanks for the inspiring conversion work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Froggy the Great Posted October 28, 2011 Author Moderator Share Posted October 28, 2011 The boiler tank is a capacitor off an old VCR which I hollowed out, and the bit on the front of the boiler is a GW Sentinal's crotch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkmeer Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 Thanks Froggy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haldir Posted November 4, 2011 Share Posted November 4, 2011 Union Pacific yellow perhaps? or maybe these color schemes. HO scale train paint schemes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxden Racing Posted November 4, 2011 Share Posted November 4, 2011 I'm kinda partial to some sort of patchwork, personally, for an exaggerated run-down steampunk look. Double bonus if one looks like a dinged, corroded deathtrap that's seen a lot of life experience, so to speak. Drat, you're giving me ideas now. Do you have a full parts list and anything that can be used for a size reference? I might make my own, rather than competing against some of the other good ideas here... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkmeer Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 Froggy, since I'm otherwise useless, and the "rusted" idea came up, my family and I went to the railway museum in Illinois, and here is a shot of one of the older rusty ones I took pictures of. I nice blue-black with some rust :) Hope this helps with an idea or three. /d Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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