EMD GP9 to 1:32 scale in Chessie System

Here you can see one of my collected models in 1:32 gauge one. This is a brass EMD GP9 diesel model exported to the U.S. from Korea. It weighs about 12 pounds and is 21" long. It was custom painted in Chessie System Railroad which is one of my favorite American railroads. Those knuckle couplers are factory made and can be operating like the real things. All the grilles, screens and louvers are open too. I painted the section of track with ballast for display with a weathering color kit. All those figures are from Preiser.

Talking about colorful Chessie System road paint, painting the prototypes was pretty different from the way we paint our models today. We generally start with the lightest colors then follow by darker ones. However, interestingly, the paint shops of Chessie System started painting the entire locomotive blue first and then affixed adhesive lettering masks over areas that were to have blue lettering. Next orange and finally yellow were applied. When all masking was removed, the first blue coat of paint also formed the blue lettering.

I hope you find the materials interesting.

Happy model railroading !

阿 Lam