An easy way to enhance the look of any diesel locomotive is to blacken the grills and vents to provide more depth.  You can use a black wash to bring out the grill or vent details.  Weathering powders are extremely effective bringing out locomotive vent and grill details.

My layout is called the GREAT WEST ROCKY MOUNTAIN, KENORA-SUDBURY RAILROAD COMPANY. The general scenery is modelled on my hometown, Kenora, Ontario as [ ... ]

Micro-Trains Farmers Co-op Build by Modelersguild.com

I am definitely getting better at Z-Scale. Another Micro-Trains kit, I am liking these more and [ ... ]

For the TL;DR - just scroll down an look at photos is useful since it's about architecture :) Feedback appreciated !

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