Duncan,
On the Kato GP-35's and SD-40's- I have used Floquil SP Lettering Gray
to paint the sunshades, radio antenna and horns and it matches very well.
Badger ModelFlex CB&Q Gray is also very close. I don't know if it will work
on the NW2 in the 'Blackbird' scheme unless Kato used the same shade of gray
on those also.
John Olson
Jim's Junction
Billings, Mt.
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>From: ltjdicki@a...
>To: BRHSlist@egroups.com
>Subject: Re: [BRHSlist] blackbird gray & decals
>Date: Mon, Aug 14, 2000, 5:54 PM
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> In a message dated 8/2/00 2:23:08 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
> d.cameron@s... writes:
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> <<
> Hi list! I was looking at my P2K GP7s again today and wondering how I
> was going to handle all the different grays now visible in my fleet.
> There's the SD7 gray. There's the GP7 gray. And there's the Kato NW2
> gray. Personally, I think Kato came closest to what I've seen in colour
> photographs. Does anyone know of a match for Kato's colour? A related
> question: I've got some of Microscale's decals for Q hood units and
> switchers and the nose stripes they provide seem really dark to me.
> Kevin Piper used to offer what he called "correct colour" nose stripes.
> Does anyone know what colour he used? Does anyone have an email address
> (or snail mail) for Kevin? Any suggestions about trying to bring some
> uniformity to the fleet would be appreciated. Even suggestions about
> folks who do custom painting and decaling would be considered. I hate
> to give up the factory paint quality that PRK has been able to achieve,
> but all theses grays are too much. If anyone knows somebody who really
> does top-notch custom jobs I might consider having some or all of my
> units redone. Thanks. Duncan Cameron.
> >>
>
> Duncan,
> The snail mail address for Kevin Piper is as follows:
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> Kevin's Decals
> 6387 W. Birch Rd
> Clatonia, NE 68328-8442
>
> Tim
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