John,
I just bought an old P2K GP-7 and SD-7 at an estate sale, and yes, the GP-7
is too dark and the SD-7 is too light. The new P2K SW9/1200 is too dark and
has a bluish hue. Walthers seems to change the gray with each release, and
they haven't gotten it right yet. The best factory blackbird gray I've seen
is on the Stewart/Bowser VO-1000. It's almost a perfect match to Model Flex
CB&Q Gray, which I understand was matched from Q paint chips. I'm going to
mask the tops of my GP-7, SD-7, and SW-9/1200 and paint them with Model Flex
CB&Q Gray. That's a lot of work and inconvenience, but at least my fleet
will have some authenticity and uniformity, and that's something Walthers
can't seem to master. A little weathering will hide slight color mismatches,
but the Walthers colors are so far off and so far apart that not even heavy
weathering would make them look right. Unless I can see a Q model before
purchasing (not likely in this advance purchase environment), I buy
unpainted and undecorated models to paint and decal them using a color
scheme that gives the fleet a company look.
Nelson
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From: CBQ@yahoogroups.com [mailto:CBQ@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of jonnyo55
Sent: Tuesday, November 08, 2011 9:16 PM
To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [CBQ] Accuracy of P2k "blackbird" grey?
Hello to all. I'm looking for opinions as to the accuracy of the grey color
in the P2k "blackbird" GP7 models. It's quite a bit darker than the earlier
grey they used in their SD7 models, which I suspect were a little on the
light side. Ideas?
John O'Connell
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