A few weeks ago I posted a question looking for n scale Milwaukee Road Passenger cars. There really isn't much out there. MRLDave gratefully turned me on to a set on ebay that would have worked perfect for my layouts given era. It was a Milwaukee Road in Union Pacific colors. About the the time Union Pacific and Milwaukee Road were going to join forces is about the time of my layout. I attempted to bid on it but was outbid. Another came about and I lost out on that one as well. I would have bid more but you know how ebay is. You have to be on time as well. I was doing it from my phone since I had to work but lost out.
I will continue to look for this set. Apparently both Con Cor and Kato built similar sets.
My question is if I need to, can I purchase a Union Pacific passenger set, remove the "Union Pacific" on the sides, paint over with UP yellow and re-decal it with Milwaukee Road? Well I know I can do it but what I really want to know is if someone has done something like this before and how does it turn out. Is there a way to hide the difference in paint color without super weathering the car? I know most passenger cars were taken care of a lot better that freight.
I'm getting frustrated trying to purchase one of these sets and have discovered that the UP ones are a lot more prevalent.
Thanks
Eric
Deer Lodge, MT
Joined: 2007-02-17