Ever been to Southeastern Wyoming on a sunny day? Mike Brock Mike Yes I have. And as far as I know, sunlight is 5500k-6000k almost everywhere on earth (if you don't count the poles). Switched

AMEN... New or old the way light refracts of the surface can easily changethe perception of the color, Mineral Red is Mineral Red straight from thecan, correct? But paint it on the side of a boxcar

---In STMFC@..., <peteraue@...> wrote : "Drawings and slogans on cars don't match well. " Peter Aue We have to keep in mind that drawings were drawn for specific purpose. The only drawing that

Hi, My study of pictures - both color and b/w - indicates that "every car was a slightly different shade of BCR". When I look at a pic of a STMFC era yard the first thing I notice is that "it is

Another issue with regard to color is, obviously, the light source in which the model will be viewed. I can well recall painting a brass 4-12-2 [ using Scalecoat Loco Black #1 I think. Scalecoat had

Based on the link this is the old Train Miniature tooling. The realquestion that needs to be asked is what makes them believe that they will beable to extract $25.00 for this cars from anyone. As a

I recently generated decal artwork for the post 1947 Santa Fe name train slogans and initially I used the drawings in the Santa Fe System Standards books for reference. After I had finished the first

Makes sense to me. Robert Simpson ---In STMFC@..., <brockm@...> wrote : ... From lengthy past experience, I realize that the comment that I am about to make will have about as much chance of

I went over and talked to Terry Thompson (who is now the Vice President of Proprietary Products (eg. Cornerstone, Mainline, Trainline, Proto...)) about this car as I took photos of it. Basically they

Al Smith wrote: Excellent point, Al, thanks for reminding us of this very helpful resource. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2906 Forest Ave., Berkeley, CA 94705

Railway Prototype Cyclopedia Vol#3 on page 37 has a very good paint color match to Railroad colors using Floquil Scalecoat Accu paint mixes. The chart includes Red Oxides Red browns & Browns. This has

And just to add another factoid -- Sometimes railroads only repainted the sides and ends of freight cars, and not the roofs. I have this lovely shot of PRR's Enola Yard in 1953 and there's a

Tony Thompson writes: "But, the starting color DOES matter, since color photos from the transition era DO show that adjoining freight cars exhibit varying shades of BCR, notably some you may know

Gentlemen both,Weathering is a complex issue.Manycolors fade and not just darken.Armand Premo

woah Tom, I just about fell outta my chair! I went downstairs and got out the digital calipers. height of side -- (top of side to bottom row of rivets) 1.375 Branchline Yardmaster 1.360

Ben wrote: "Different prototype too - the Yardmaster car is the 10 ft IH 1937 AAR steel boxcar; the new Walthers car is a postwar AAR boxcar." Just checked my Yardmasters against the 10'-0" IH IMWX.

Mike Brock wrote: You are right, Mike, that Richard would have agreed with most of what you say, and so do I. But. But, the starting color DOES matter, since color photos from the transition

Bruce Smith writes: "12) Why would they bother? The VAST majority of the folks who buy the models (RTR or Kits) will not make modifications and therefore have no need to know this information." Not

Not for me.What I hate are no kits,no paint ,no decals,high prices and limited offerings.Armand Premo

I think Ben's right on the money here -- lower cost RTR cars that can stand up to some handling is still a valid niche in the market. They're not kits anymore, so shaking the box doesn't accomplish