Do I detect a hint of sarcasm?
Nelson Moyer
From: CBQ@groups.io <CBQ@groups.io> On Behalf Of
Rupert Gamlen
Sent: Tuesday, September 7, 2021 4:48 PM
To: CBQ@groups.io
Subject: Re: [CBQ] Rapido SW1200
Nelson
As you have the knowledge about the correct grey colour and the various examples of what it shouldn’t be, perhaps you could develop the colour standard on behalf of the BRHS.
Rupert Gamlen
Auckland NZ
I just took my new Rapido SW1200 in the blackbird scheme out of the box, and my first reaction was, “Oh %#*&, they botched the gray”. Has anyone else had that reaction? The gray is so dark it reminds me of the early Walthers P2K GP7s, only
the Rapido gray may be even darker. I can’t compare because I immediately repainted the gray on the Walthers model with Model Flex CB&Q Gray. If I had seen this model in a hobby shop, I would never have bought it, no matter how good the tooling might be. I
HATE preorders! This makes the fifth or sixth shade of CB&Q blackbird gray on my roster, an no manufacturer is consistent between runs, so without a standard, they’re all shooting in the dark. Most are missing the mark.
This is a plea for BRHS to develop and issue a color standard for model manufacturers to match as they plan models to be painted in the blackbird scheme. I shouldn’t have to repaint brand new models because the manufacturers didn’t do their
homework. Are you listening, Rapido!
Nelson Moyer
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