BLS Re 485 Connecting Europe - 1

I mentioned in one of my first posts here that an intermodal train powered by BLS Cargo locos might be nice.

BLS has its origins in the original Bern–Lötschberg–Simplon railway and also runs trains on the Gotthard route in conjunction with DB. They have a mix of locos including the Bombardier TRAXX leading the train above at Wattinger with a slightly newer Railpool-leased but BLS-advertorialised Re 486 unit. The BLS owned class Re 485 locos were painted in a striking 'Connecting Europe' livery when introduced a dozen or so years ago.

I've always liked this livery and thought it might make an interesting model, so picked up a Marklin Hoyer class 185 fairly cheaply on ebay a while back. These have the correct-shaped cabside windows and general appearance with the main difference being that the BLS loco is a multisystem job with 4 pantographs.

Pulled to bits (everything covered in Marklin oil inside):

Sprayed light gray.

Meh...

Sprayed silver:

That looks a bit more peppy even though the silver I have sprays a bit lumpy.

Partway through brushpainting some green on:

The square was masked with the Tamiya tape I used on the habbiins wagon a while back and brushed.

More to come...