Group, Thank you to everybody for the replies. I was not aware of the RMJ article. Thanks also to Ed Hawkins for the scans of the actual color chips and others for their insight into the problems of

This can be viewed online at the Train Life site. http://magazine.trainlife.com/rmj_1991_10/ Eric Hansmann Murfreesboro, TN

If you can, get a copy of the October 1991 Railmodel Journal. The esteemed author, beginning on page 10, described mixes he developed for various prototypes. While some of the paints he used are no

I have used a gray called SP Lettering Gray, available from more thane one model paint supplier. This is a mid-tone gray that looks good under a weathering coat of cement color. Jim

Back in the 1960's I worked as a color matcher for a major paint supplier, and one of the colors I was asked to match was a gray for Western Maryland covered hoppers.The color standard the WM used for

One of my duties at the rapid prototyping (3D printing) company where I spent the last 21 years of my work life was developing pigment and dye recipes so our cast resin parts would match customers'

Eric, I don’t know if this will be of any help, but here goes. About 30 years ago I obtained permission from ACF to cut slivers from larger paint samples that are glued to the inside covers of bill

I use Spring Mills Depot Gray from the B&O Covered hopper as my base. Dale Florence On Monday, September 16, 2019,

I used to use Floquil Gray Primer for my covered hoppers, now I alternate between Scalecoat II UP Covered Hopper Gray and Maintenance of Way Gray. Rick Jeswionowski

The N-G ratios are for fleets of cars they don’t get into the individual makeup of the cars within the fleet numbers. I touched on my approach to this aspect back when I did my presentations in

Eric Lombard, Ray Breyer and Larry Ostesh have done a lot of research along these lines with regards to boxcars which can be found in the files section of this list. Such as

To carry ratios a bit further would be the ratio of wood to steel freight cars per era one is modeling.Armand Premo

Back in the last century when I was constructing a mid-50s seaport layout, I painted a good number of covered hoppers to serve the cement translating facility at the port. My choice of light grays

Notice the roof on the reefer in the foreground. It appears running board repairs were done "on the cheap" Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA

I like SCII primer, then gloss Fenton -- Fenton Wells 250 Frye Rd Pinehurst NC 28374 910-420-8106 srrfan1401@...

Group, The last email about this subject did not provide a lot of responses which I kind of figured on as it is really obscure. Let me try this another way: If you have painted a covered hopper gray

Don Valentine asked: "Does anyone have enough familiarity with Boston & Albany triple hoppers to comment on the Marklin B&A hopper listed on eBay as Item #372692339988? Not a bad looking car in which

Hi folks, Does anyone have enough familiarity with Boston & Albany triple hoppers to comment on the Marklin B&A hopper listed on eBay as Item #372692339988? Not a bad looking car in which I

Paint, decals, and a gloss coat finish are the latest steps on a couple of box car kits. Those summaries and an RPM reminder are in the latest DesignBuildOp blog post.

Randy, all, "Understanding your road's traffic is very important" can't be emphasized enough. Bruce mentioned Reading traffic in his PRR area of interest (Columbia, PA, about 20 miles south of