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Title: Toy Train repaints
Post by: axabrax on 23 January 2010, 06:45:37 PM

I managed to get my hand on one of the toys r us toy trains, and I'd like to repaint it. I found some old posts here that I guess had pics of train repaints but the images are all expired. Anyone know where I can find some pics of repaints people have done for inspiration?  Any tips would also be appreciated...

Many thanks!

Steve

Title: Re: Toy Train repaints
Post by: Christian on 23 January 2010, 10:58:25 PM

There's actually a whole section for Railroad Adventures down the bottom before the Workshop. Have you checked there?

Title: Re: Toy Train repaints
Post by: bandit86 on 24 January 2010, 05:42:12 AM

I did this a while back but have yet to finish the train however they paint up fine
http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=7171.msg79372#msg79372

Title: Re: Toy Train repaints
Post by: axabrax on 24 January 2010, 04:13:01 PM

Quote from: Christian on 23 January 2010, 10:58:25 PM

There's actually a whole section for Railroad Adventures down the bottom before the Workshop. Have you checked there?

Actually I haven't. Thanks for the tip.

Title: Re: Toy Train repaints
Post by: axabrax on 24 January 2010, 04:13:54 PM

Quote from: bandit86 on 24 January 2010, 05:42:12 AM

I did this a while back but have yet to finish the train however they paint up fine
http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=7171.msg79372#msg79372

Wow!  Much better than I could ever hope to accomplish. How did you open it up like that to do the interior?

Title: Re: Toy Train repaints
Post by: bandit86 on 25 January 2010, 06:08:50 AM

It was hard  :o the glue they used was reallllllllll super glue it took a lot of cutting and prying, just watch you don't cut your fingers off.  The rest was covered with plastic card to turn it from a passenger car to a mail car.  One of my on going projects that I do need to finish.

Title: Re: Toy Train repaints
Post by: axabrax on 25 January 2010, 03:40:00 PM

Quote from: bandit86 on 25 January 2010, 06:08:50 AM

It was hard  :o the glue they used was reallllllllll super glue it took a lot of cutting and prying, just watch you don't cut your fingers off.  The rest was covered with plastic card to turn it from a passenger car to a mail car.  One of my on going projects that I do need to finish.

That's probably out of my league. I wonder if I could sneak one of the Dixon passenger cars in there somehow...

Title: Re: Toy Train repaints
Post by: Doomsdave on 26 January 2010, 04:42:09 PM

Quote from: axabrax on 23 January 2010, 06:45:37 PM

I managed to get my hand on one of the toys r us toy trains, and I'd like to repaint it. I found some old posts here that I guess had pics of train repaints but the images are all expired. Anyone know where I can find some pics of repaints people have done for inspiration?  Any tips would also be appreciated...

Many thanks!

Steve

What does this train look like?  Is it still available from ToysRUs?  Do you have a pic of the box?  Thanks for any help you can provide.

Title: Re: Toy Train repaints
Post by: axabrax on 27 January 2010, 08:30:59 PM

Quote from: Doomsdave on 26 January 2010, 04:42:09 PM

What does this train look like?  Is it still available from ToysRUs?  Do you have a pic of the box?  Thanks for any help you can provide.

It's the battery powered Western Express. I got mine today. It looks perfect with 28mm figs and it's dirt cheap on eBay. Just do a search.