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Steam & Excursion > Southern 4501's Paint Color is......Date: 08/21/14 04:43 Southern 4501's Paint Color is...... Author: Vanakatherock Black. Photos being uploaded on the TVRM official Facebook page this morning.
Date: 08/21/14 05:15 Re: Southern 4501's Paint Color is...... Author: Emmo213 Excellent. I'm sure at some point she'll be painted green for a period of time, at which point that'll be excellent.
Date: 08/21/14 05:23 Re: Southern 4501's Paint Color is...... Author: Phil 4501 was "primered" on 8-16-14. Here are some before and after pics.
Vanakatherock Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Black. Photos being uploaded on the TVRM official > Facebook page this morning.    Date: 08/21/14 05:33 Re: Southern 4501's Before Primer Author: Phil More pics of 4501 before the primer was applied..
  Date: 08/21/14 05:36 Re: Southern 4501's Before Primer Author: PhillipJohnson TVRM posted these pictures on their Facebook page this morning. Finally we can stop beating the dead horse! Can't wait to see her out on the main!
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/21/14 06:05 by PhillipJohnson.   Date: 08/21/14 05:42 Re: Southern 4501 After Primer Author: Phil More shots of 4501 after the primer was applied..
   Date: 08/21/14 05:45 Re: Southern 4501 After Primer Author: Vanakatherock Thanks for the photos, Phil. While myself, along with others hoped for green, we all shared common gratitude that she is simply returning to the rails. She's beautiful in her little black dress.
Date: 08/21/14 05:56 Re: Southern 4501 After Primer Author: Phil You're most welcome. I consider myself fortunate to have been there for the primering. I volunteer at TVRM and spent the weekend there with a friend. We helped out with several jobs/tasks on 4501 before it was primed. We also worked on the Southern E8.. Got filthy dirty and loved every minute of it!
Vanakatherock Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Thanks for the photos, Phil. While myself, along > with others hoped for green, we all shared common > gratitude that she is simply returning to the > rails. She's beautiful in her little black dress. Date: 08/21/14 06:42 Re: Southern 4501's Before Primer Author: Phil Sweet!!
Date: 08/21/14 06:46 Re: Southern 4501's Before Primer Author: 5-String I don't think there has been a doubleheader with 4501 and 630 both in black with Southern lettering so that should be something to look forward to.
Date: 08/21/14 06:48 Re: Southern 4501's Before Primer Author: leroy82646 All... As any old southern steam fan can tell ya (...if they were alive...); the "correct" color for a southern freight type locomotive is black... 4501 wuz also black when it worked on Justice Stearns "Kentucky and Tennessee" railroad... Havin said all that, im glad that 4501 is still runnin folks are enjoyin it, no matter the color...
leroy Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/21/14 08:04 by leroy82646. Date: 08/21/14 06:59 Re: Southern 4501's Before Primer Author: CPRR Excellent photos, looking forward to see photos of her running.
Painting question. When a locomotive is all together how do you paint it? I assume with a sprayer, but how does the paint get on the inside of the running gear, under the boiler, and in the nooks and crannies?. And look good? Date: 08/21/14 07:30 Re: Southern 4501's Before Primer Author: HotWater CPRR Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > Excellent photos, looking forward to see photos of > her running. > > Painting question. When a locomotive is all > together how do you paint it? I assume with a > sprayer, but how does the paint get on the inside > of the running gear, under the boiler, and in the > nooks and crannies?. And look good? By having a person who REALLY knows what he/she is doing, paint her! Date: 08/21/14 08:29 Re: Southern 4501's Before Primer Author: johnacraft CPRR Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > Painting question. When a locomotive is all > together how do you paint it? I assume with a > sprayer, but how does the paint get on the inside > of the running gear, under the boiler, and in the > nooks and crannies?. And look good? If by "inside the running gear" you mean the frames, it's easier to paint the frame when the wheels are dropped. Piece parts like spring rigging, binders, appliances, piping and belly jacketing can be painted before installation. Different outfits use different techniques. D&S has a paint booth for cars and locomotives, and use sprayers (probably touched up by brush). Strasburg uses (or used to) brushes (and rollers, I think) exclusively. The formulation of the paint will govern whether it can be sprayed 'in the open' without violating any regulations. Date: 08/21/14 08:38 Re: Southern 4501's Before Primer Author: Phil 4501 was masked off on Friday 8-15 and then primered on Saturday 8-16. Immron primer was used and it was sprayed on. The shop building was off limits to everybody but the painting crew and the painting crew wore full cover spray painting gear.
johnacraft Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > CPRR Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Painting question. When a locomotive is all > > together how do you paint it? I assume with a > > sprayer, but how does the paint get on the > inside > > of the running gear, under the boiler, and in > the > > nooks and crannies?. And look good? > > > If by "inside the running gear" you mean the > frames, it's easier to paint the frame when the > wheels are dropped. Piece parts like spring > rigging, binders, appliances, piping and belly > jacketing can be painted before installation. > > Different outfits use different techniques. D&S > has a paint booth for cars and locomotives, and > use sprayers (probably touched up by brush). > Strasburg uses (or used to) brushes (and rollers, > I think) exclusively. > > The formulation of the paint will govern whether > it can be sprayed 'in the open' without violating > any regulations. Date: 08/21/14 08:47 Re: Southern 4501's Before Primer Author: johnacraft Phil Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > 4501 was masked off on Friday 8-15 and then > primered on Saturday 8-16. Immron primer was used > and it was sprayed on. The shop building was off > limits to everybody but the painting crew and the > painting crew wore full cover spray painting gear. It looks great. Date: 08/21/14 09:59 Re: Southern 4501's Before Primer Author: Bridge60 Darn, I wanted green! Now I'm going to stomp my feet and refuse to go ride it! Ha! In all seriousness, it's wonderful and I can't wait to see the '01 in steam in person for the first time sometime soon!
Date: 08/21/14 10:13 Re: Southern 4501's Before Primer Author: M What ?
 Date: 08/21/14 11:32 Re: Southern 4501's Before Primer Author: judahrice M Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > What ? Ha! That's interesting! Maybe it'll be LNG powered? just kidding, but can't wait to see it steam! maybe it'll be on excursion this fall, in the carolinas, or virginia/PA? might be going there ethos fall, so i'll keep an eye out... Date: 08/21/14 11:47 Re: Southern 4501's Before Primer Author: Vanakatherock judahrice Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > Ha! That's interesting! Maybe it'll be LNG > powered? just kidding, but can't wait to see it > steam! maybe it'll be on excursion this fall, in > the carolinas, or virginia/PA? might be going > there ethos fall, so i'll keep an eye out... Well, last I had heard, there wouldn't be any 21st Century Steam excursions this fall. If this is still the case, even with 4501 practically complete, you'd have to venture down to the Chattanooga area and TVRM territory to see her stretch her legs this year. 2015 is shaping up nicely for steam fans on the east coast with 4501 being complete and, last rumor I heard, 611 will be complete by the end of 2014. |