I thought Modelflex Imitation Aluminum was matched to the BRHS color chips. I
don't know what Tru Color used. I remember the previous threads about it being
dark when new and bleaching out in the sun. The consensus (maybe just majority)
was that Imitation Aluminum was too dark out of the bottle. To me, it has a
greenish tinge. The problem with all prototype color chips is that don't scale
to models very well because of lighting variables, not to mention color
perception variables, and the effects of age and weathering. The goal of
modelers seems to be to reproduce colors that 'look right to them', and who can
argue with that logic!
Nelson Moyer
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Sent: Monday, March 06, 2017 9:35 AM
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Subject: Re: [CBQ] Painting question for a friend
YES!!!! The color from True Color
was done from the Q societies paint
chips. As has been discussed in the
past...when photographed in bright
sunlight the color is very lite.
This is because of an additive in
the paint and slight over exposure.
If you look at pics in the books
that are in the snow, the gray
color is there. John Lee can
comment on the Badger color. Those
comments should be in the archives
of this list. There will never be
agreement on the color that
satisfies everyone. All 28 of my
F's are done with the Badger
Gordon.
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> NO! Model Flex Imitation Aluminum is not even close to the light gray color
> of CB&Q F units. It's much too dark. I haven't seen the new Tru Color paint
> for graybacks, so I can't opine about that. A Paint Shop article in Model
> Railroader many years ago recommended using reefer white with a few drops of
> black. Among the commercially painted F units, the Intermountain FT units
> seem to have the best paint color. The Walthers P2K models are yellowish,
> which is unacceptable. I don't have any Stewart/Bowser F units for
> comparison. If the Tru Color version is correct, I'll repaint and decal my
> six P2K F units, they're that bad.
>
> Nelson Moyer
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: CBQ@yahoogroups.com [mailto:CBQ@yahoogroups.com]
> Sent: Monday, March 06, 2017 12:13 AM
> To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [CBQ] Painting question for a friend
>
> The Gray Backs are the F units.
> That would be Model Flex 193 CB&Q
> Imitation Aluminum or True Color
> 330 Gray #2 for F units.
>
> Gordon
>
> -------- Original Message --------
>>
>> All,
>>
>>
>> A model railroader friend here in
>> the Twin Cities asked me if I
>> knew which paint would work
>> for the CB&Q grey backs. Since we
>> haven't done any painting, I
>> couldn't help him out. Does
>> anyone have any suggestion that I
>> could forward on?
>>
>>
>> Thanks for your help.
>>
>> Scott Stearns - Zumbrota, MN
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
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