No, I've not tried black primer with Tru Color paints, difficult to get in my area. I still have a supply of Scalecoat II, as well as I use Tamiya and Vallejo paints. Curt Fortenberry

SOME pigments are stable in UV light. SOME are not, and to varying degrees. The classic boxcar reds are very stable. And they can't oxidize, because they already have. And they are affordable.

I live in the PNW but don’t model it. As a PNW resident who leaves his car outside, however, I think a final wash of moss green would be appropriate for freight cars that spend a lot of time here.

I agree with Jim 100%, that the color you choose to paint a freight car does NOT have to be an exact match to the original paint of the prototype. We all weather our models, and between the original

My philosophy on the proper color for Santa Fe refers coincides with Steve’s In that it is probably more important to settle on a consistent color for our fleet as opposed to having an exact, out of

... and a different number series - so I'm thinking it was painted a different base color. And appears to be much cleaner - as in probably painted more recently than the car in the

Steve The car to the right is very orange 🤔 Paul Doggett

What color would you paint this? Note there are two SFRD reefers in this photo. Jim’s statement is well taken. J. Stephen Sandifer

Hi all, Since I weather -everything- I don't fret very much about the color of the paint and how close it is to the prototype. Yes, of course I start with a close match that captures the essence of

Good question. I don’t recall a discussion of weathering steel running boards. I don’t know what a roof walk is. Sounds like somebody out for a Sunday stroll on the roof. Nelson Moyer

Charlie, Why does the wooden roofwalk appear to be the same color as the metal roof? Regards, Bruce Smith Auburn, AL

Tony's comments are spot on. Paint pigments are not UV-stable long term and so the fading seen in steam era freight cars is in large part due to the action of sunlight on the pigments (yes, there is

Love the Great Valley Rye painted on the building. Rye is making a great comeback in the country. Fenton -- Fenton Wells 250 Frye Rd Pinehurst NC 28374 910-420-8106 srrfan1401@...

Have you tried that with Tru Color white or reefer yellow? Nelson Moyer

Sometimes using a black primer does better for lighter colors. Curt Fortenberry

Transfer Yard (1910) Photo courtesy of Eric Hansmann’s Notes on Designing, Building, and Operating Model Railroads blog. Caption: DL&W Freight Transfer Yard, Scranton, PA, September 5, 1910.

This morning, I looked back into mid-20's URTC listings: The 1/25 ORER listed URTC 30000-30099 with no QTY yet, and the series would remain on its own line in the registers until it disappears. At no

I hit reply too early. Specifically for C&EI, I do have one source (a Bill Welch presentation) that includes a mid-1950s photo of an RBNX car that has been stenciled to return empty to C&EI at

Lee - My understanding is - it depends. Some of the original RBNX cars were repainted/re-lettered for the railroads as they were leased, yet there were some newer ones that were lettered for the

I use Tamiya Fine Light Gray Primer, which a very light gray. I tried using Tamiya White Primer on yellow reefers, which worked well, but that was with Tru Color, which is more of an ink than a paint.