Subject: Re: [BRHSlist] Burlington "Transition" Green
Date: Tue, 08 Apr 2003 13:34:01 -0500
From: Val Nelson <super-chief-val@c...>
To: BRHSlist@yahoogroups.com
References: <5.1.1.5.0.20030407151256.02214c08@m...>
I don't know the specific shade name, but it was definitely a 'brighter'
shade of green than Cascade and not quite as bright as that used by the MKT
(but close). I remember seeing those units on the Union Pacific in
pool-power consists when I was 12 years old in Potter, (Western) Nebraska.
The first time I saw one, it was leading a UP westbound. I saw the green
and white nose as the train approached and said to my Dad (who was
driving), "What the heck is that green thing???". And then as it got
closer to the crossing, I was able to read the small, white-lettered
"Burlington" under the cab. I shouted, "Burlington??? That's not a
Burlington!". At about that same time, the Burlington Textiles company had
started their television commercials and the logo they used for their
"Burlington" was practically identicle to what I saw on the SD45. Imagine
me trying to put that '2 and 2' together on that one. I was not, and never
have been, a fan of the green when Red/White was so much prettier. BN
should have stuck with that, just like BNSF should have stuck with the
Santa Fe Warbonnet. Bloomin' idiots!! They don't know a good thing when
they have it.
I can't tell you what to do with the paint, but if I were trying it, I'd
say take some Olive Green (or British Columbia Rail green) and mix a bit of
white in with it. You will just have to experiment with it until you get
that faded-olive look. You might even try a drop or two of grey, too.
-Val
Paul/Celine Kossart wrote:
>
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I have acquired two SD-45 units in HO and wish to paint them in the white
> >
> > hockey stick on green and black scheme as I am modeling the CB&Q in fall
> > of
> > 1969, just a few months prior to the BN merger. I seem to recall reading
> >
> > somewhere a few years back that initially, the green used in experimental
> >
> > paint prior to the merger, was a somewhat different shade of green than
> > eventually settled on - The one being eventually settled on was what is
> > now
> > known as Cascade Green. But what was this pre-merger green shade I am
> > thinking of? I recall seeing over the years some BN looking models and
> > photos of the prototype which looked to my eye as having a different,
> > perhaps slightly yellowish shade of green. The color I am talking about
> > looks similar to the following:
> >
> > http://www.trainpage.com/tCa-Cm/images/cb&q519atmaybrook10-5-69.jpg
> >
> > and seems to be a VERY different shade of green than:
> >
> > http://archive.trainpix.com/BN/EMDORIG/SD45/6469.HTM
> >
> > So what do you all think and more importantly, what color mix do I need
> > to
> > duplicate this "other" green on my models? Thanks very much for any info
> >
> > and help on this.
> >
> > Paul Kossart - (The CB&Q Guy)
> > SEE YOU IN MENDOTA!
> >
> >
> >
> >
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