Today most of the manufacturers offer a decent choice of out of the box liveries, but judging by an ever busy works queue, there is still plenty of demand for customization!
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Locomotive resprays require a lot of work and are very labour intensive. The existing finish is completely removed, back to bare plastic. The surface is prepared, primed, and sanded/keyed for the application of livery colours.
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As with most things in life, good preparation, care and attention to detail will pay rewards with the finished article. The following pictures show a Heljan O gauge class 45, modified and repainted into a class 46.
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