MILW F7A 88C at Fremont, NE on the CNW, 9/28/1988. Unit had just been interchanged from the FEVR, on its way to planned dinner train service on the IAIS. Darren Ferreter photo. By: Joe Atkinson
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Mike Vana photo of MILW F7A 88C at IAIS's Bluffs yard, 10/6/1988. By: Joe Atkinson
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Completed model. I replaced the forward-facing horn and added new cab roof grab irons, antenna w/conduit running between the windshields, cut levers, nose-top grab irons, platform beneath the engineer's window, number decals, nose lift rings, and MILW herald (the latter through the graciousness of John Greedy).
Also modified the skirts and cut in a new nose-mounted MU connection next to the headlight, per the prototype. Milwaukee orange paint was touched up on the nose lift rings and platform supports using a custom mix of Floquil Signal Red and Reefer Yellow. Fading and weathering were done with oils. By: Joe Atkinson
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Roof view. I tried something new for me on this one and didn't mask the windshield when I sprayed the Dullcote. I then went back and cleared the wiper paths with 91% isopropyl alcohol to give the remainder of the windshields more of a dirty look. By: Joe Atkinson
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MILW F7A 88C at Fremont, NE on the CNW, 9/28/1988. Unit had just been interchanged from the FEVR, on its way to planned dinner train service on the IAIS. Darren Ferreter photo.
Mike Vana photo of MILW F7A 88C at IAIS's Bluffs yard, 10/6/1988.
Completed model. I replaced the forward-facing horn and added new cab roof grab irons, antenna w/conduit running between the windshields, cut levers, nose-top grab irons, platform beneath the engineer's window, number decals, nose lift rings, and MILW herald (the latter through the graciousness of John Greedy).
Also modified the skirts and cut in a new nose-mounted MU connection next to the headlight, per the prototype. Milwaukee orange paint was touched up on the nose lift rings and platform supports using a custom mix of Floquil Signal Red and Reefer Yellow. Fading and weathering were done with oils.
Roof view. I tried something new for me on this one and didn't mask the windshield when I sprayed the Dullcote. I then went back and cleared the wiper paths with 91% isopropyl alcohol to give the remainder of the windshields more of a dirty look.
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