Re: [CBQ] Stewart F units

["James Sandrin" <sandmantrains@gmail.com>]

Given the choices of these three photos, I would choose the 131D in the background at Galesburg as the closest to true color. Not white , but in a flat light, but very close. Jim Sandrin

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On Fri, 28 May 2021 at 12:52, John Olson <trains28@jimsjunction.com> wrote:

Dave,

   I would say either photo #1, #2 or #3 is correct!

  John

On 5/28/2021 12:21 PM, Dave Lotz wrote:

So…what is the “correct” CB&Q F-unit color on the attached prototype photos? 

 

😉

 

Dave Lotz

 

From: CBQ@groups.io <CBQ@groups.io> On Behalf Of Nelson Moyer
Sent: Friday, May 28, 2021 1:49 PM
To: CBQ@groups.io
Subject: Re: [CBQ] Stewart F units

 

I have graybacks from Walthers, Broadway Limited, and Intermountain, and of the three, Broadway Limited has the most authentic color. The others have a yellowish tint, with Walthers worst and Intermountain barely perceptible. Intermountain is too white.  I haven’t seen the other manufacturers F units, but if anyone has F units from all five, it would be interesting to see them lined up side by side from the best to the worst.

 

GPs, SDs, and Alcos in CB&Q the blackbird scheme are another story entirely, where paint colors ranges from very dark on early Walthers models to a bluish gray on Broadway limited and very light brownish gray on Bachmann Alcos. Bowser (Stewart) CB&Q gray is close the Model Flex CB&Q gray, which was supposed to be color matched to paint chips. I haven’t seen a model painted with Tru Color CB&Q blackbird gray (the also have a Chinese red scheme gray) or their grayback gray, but it would be interested to hear opinions on their authenticity.

 

Nelson Moyer

 

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