A while back, I purchased a BB 36027 - Jouef 838600 with a deep discount because of its average condition.
BB 36027 - logo casquette
Jouef released the BB 36027 with logo "casquette", so similar to this prototypical engine:
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Here it is out of the box:
BB 36026 - logo carmillon
This is what I'm trying to do:
- Change only one number: from 36027 to 36026 - an easy number to access
- Change the SNCF logo to carmillon
Here's the prototypical engine:
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Removing the 7 numbers and the logos
I used a wet sandpaper 5000 grit to slowly and carefully remove the 7 numbers and logos:
Adding the decals
I used the decals from AMF87:
I'm quite happy with the two faces. On the sides, the blue "6" is not exactly at the same size and it shows. I should really get custom decals with the full "36026" number, but for a first time, I'm quite pleased.
What's next:
- Get custom decals with the full number
- Remove all numbers
- Remove the logos on the sides
- Repaint the sides since it is a bit damaged
- Place the new decals
- Convert the engine to DCC - depending if the engine shows well after the new decals.