Nelson
The Publications Index on the BRHS web site (and downloadable from the Files
section for this group) includes a location reference
to both Zephyr Questions and, if anyone provided a response, Answers. In this
case, the Answer was given in Zephyr 29.
The Answer takes up most of a page so I'll scan it and e-mail it to you.
I recollect that the subject of paint on structures has been discussed a number
of times in this Group. Have you checked the
archives?
Rupert Gamlen
Auckland NZ
----- Original Message -----
From: "Nelson Moyer" <ku0a@mchsi.com>
To: <CBQ@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2011 12:23 PM
Subject: [CBQ] Paint Colors - Again
> In the 2-93, No 28 issue of The Zyphyr, page 13, Q93-11, someone asked for
> the paint mixture for CB&Q Pullman Green. They also wanted to know if the
> roof, trucks, and underbody were Pullman Green or black. No answer was given
> in that issue, and my Zephyr set is incomplete, so I don't know if the
> question was answered or what the answer might have been. If anyone has the
> next few issues, I would like to know if the question was ever answered in
> The Zephyr, and what that answer was.
>
> In another old Zephyr issue, there was a question about when MOW equipment
> was first painted Omaha orange. The answer was 1948, however there was no
> mention of exactly what paint or paint mix best approximates Omaha orange.
> The color photos of MOW equipment I've seen were taken in the 1960's or
> later when the paint was badly faded, appearing almost yellow. Does anyone
> know a close match for newly painted cars?
>
> Yet another issue of The Zephyr reported that all structures including
> bridge girders were universally painted mineral red through the 1950's. Was
> the same mineral red paint used on depots, freight cars, water tanks,
> bridges, etc.? What about stand pipes, oil tanks, coal towers, sand towers,
> etc.? The last time I asked for paint matches for mineral red, I was told to
> match photos. Unfortunately, most color photos are dated after 1955, so
> they're not much help for transition modeling.
>
> What paints or paint mixes are you modelers using for these various
> applications?
>
> Nelson
>
>
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