Southern Pacific U30C #7980 by Atlas

I never posted pictures of these commissioned models on my old website, but I am including them now for completion.

Southern Pacific U30C #7890, Before

This HO-Scale Southern Pacific U30C, #7890, is an Atlas model that I was commissioned to work on in November 2007.

Southern Pacific U30C #7890, Before

This was originally an undecorated model that someone had hand-painted in Southern Pacific colors.

Southern Pacific U30C #7890, Before

While it didn’t look bad at first glance, the paint job had a number of problems.

Southern Pacific U30C #7890, Before

First of all, whoever painted it did not do a very good job on the steps.

Southern Pacific U30C #7890, Before

The handrails, fuel tank and trucks also needed to be painted.

Southern Pacific U30C #7890, Before

Some of the other details, including the horn and exhaust stack, were also left unpainted.

Southern Pacific U30C #7890, After

I touched up some of the gray paint, and painted all of the details that had been left unpainted, including the trucks, fuel tank, horn, exhaust stack, brake wheel, and the handrails, with white on the vertical handrails at the steps.

Southern Pacific U30C #7890, After

I also touched up the gray paint at the steps, and in a few other spots where the coverage was particularly thin.