Tony,   Yes, you're right ... sort of ... in that even I spend -some- time getting the base color right (before the weathering).  However, I don't spend a lot of time on it, don't have a table of

---In STMFC@..., <jimhayes97225@...> wrote : I too am running low. I have maybe 3 or 4 sets left. Hey Accurail! When are you going to have more of your great Proto:HO couplers &

A clinic would be great, new blood and subject matter is always welcome I think at RPMs. Bill Welch

It's important to recognize that the Pantone system is NOT intended to be used as a way to match some arbitrary color. It is intended to provide a set of standard colors (the Pantone color numbers)

Some factors - 1. the planned age of the paint of the car on your layout - will it benew, five years old, ten years old, etc. A new car is usually oneyou want to be as close to the real color as

Jim Very well said...I have been in the paint industry for 35 years and can tell you that Pantone color standards, munsel standards and RAL standards have expirations. So, the people who say they

Jim Betz wrote: Yes, you do, Jim, and you said it yourself. We want a starting point for weathering, etc., which is in the ballpark of the prototype color. "Nuff said. Tony Thompson

Andrew Brandon and I have been doing paint research of mostly 19th century western narrow gauge equipment and buildings, and issuing color cards with PMS numbers... one example can be found at

I too am running low. I have maybe 3 or 4 sets left. Hey Accurail! When are you going to have more of your great Proto:HO couplers & boxes? Jim🚂🤔

John Another coupler box you might consider is the Moloco "standard"coupler box (not the cushion gear boxes) that are very similar in size to theAccurail boxes and they take Kadee whisker couplers. I

I woke up this morning to a dead monitor. I eventually took a trip to Best Buy and bought a replacement. Larger of course (27"). I'm finally back on line and can answer Bill's question. I bought my

Merry Christmas All, Does anyone have any of those Accurail scale coupler boxes? They are sold out at Accurail and on eBay. I am in need of a few for a project. If you have some you cane part with

My Paasche booth is all galvanized metal and is 24" x 18" -evidently the design has changed somewhat, and the price has GREATLY increased(although I suspect you can find a good discount from a dealer

This is the paint booth I referred in my original response to you: http://www.paascheairbrush.com/products/spray-booths/hobby-spray-booths/HB-16-13 Several venders sell it. Bill Welch

Having woodworking skills and tools, I built mine out of ½” plywood which I had on hand and a used Grainger style fan/motor that was a sparkless design and cost me less than $20. I included a slot

Jim, I agree with everything you said, and considered some of your points myself. Especially for early railroad-applied paint, at least some of it was sold as dry

Garth and all,   Respectfully ... please read to the end.  ;-)   I simply don't get it why guys continue to search for the "correct" color(s) - especially here on this list.   Let me explain

​Pantone sucks, Munsell rocks. More people need to learn Greek ;) When the PRRT&HS Paint Committee was working on basic colors, the chair of the committee, a retired paint chemist, pushed us to

Dennis Storzek wrote: Quite true. But an art professional will look at, say, Pantone 123C and say, "well, it's got 10 percent red, let's go with 13 percent," and you are darn close. That can be done

According to one DL&W expert, the multi-chime airhorns on the Poconos were replaced with single chime horns shortly after delivery of the locos. He did not know the reason. Todd Sullivan