For years, I've been developing/refining the "look" and feel of Alta California railway equipment, and last night, I finally painted up this trio to match the original 1946 paint scheme (left) and the 1968 "Olympic" paint scheme (center, right).
The shells themselves are kinda wonky, older HO scale models that have just enough detail to fine tune the looks of the models without being "precious". The yellow & orange FA alone has ~8 layers of paint on it, and the others not much less. The replacement shells are inexpensive when I want to do the "final" version of each, but it's important to get it right before committing to the superdetailed models I've already completed and are sitting in primer.
