I don’t think it’s been mentioned yet, but both the PFE and SFRD orange faded toward yellow. There are lots of examples out there. Tony Thompson tony@...

I have seen photos of workmen hand-painting to cover the stencil gaps. Tony Thompson tony@...

Bob Chaparro wrote: And without looking it up, you know it’s not a large car because the trucks look big, probably 8000 gals. or less. Tony Thompson

Nice model, Paul! Tony Thompson tony@...

Steve SANDIFER wrote: I just checked the Pantone 151-C chip against the PFE standard orange chip. They are quite close, so I guess Richard was right in saying that very thing. I would not have thought

The rule specified 2% as the _minimum_ size. If you look at the 1955 tank car tariff 300-H, for example, you will see that most tank cars had well in excess of the 2% capacity. That was one of the man

I don’t know about you, Tim, but my layout is indoors. Tony

Richard’s view was that the SFRD color was pretty consistent from about 1930 through the late 1950s. His starting point was Scalecoat, 4 parts Reefer Orange and one part Reefer Yellow, a formula from

For completeness, I should mention that the bulk of Richard’s SFRD models were pretty dirty, not like the one I just showed. Below is a more typical example of his view of SFRD appearance. Here Jerry

Attached is a photo of one of Richard’s cars, and it certainly isn’t Harvest Yellow — at least, not the jar I have of that color. Tony Thompson tony@...

Jerry Michels wrote: As a general statement about modeling, Jerry, I am in full agreement. But for PFE, since they washed cars frequently, I think the statement needs adjustment. Starting with the “ri

Nelson Moyer wrote: I never heard that from him, but will emphasize that he had an excellent eye for color, often effortlessly matching paint on pre-painted models. I watched him do it a couple of tim

Ed Mines wrote: I’m sure it did in general. For PFE, the shop data exist at CSRM., and I have tabulated all of it. For World War II, PFE continued to paint about three-fourths as many cars as in years

Ro Kirkham wrote: You’re welcome, Rob. We definitely had that idea in mind. Tony

As mentioned yesterday, I have posted some additional comments about PFE orange, in prototype and model form, in my blog. If you’re interested, the link is below. https://modelingthesp.blogspot.com/20

Edward Sutorik wrote: This was to prevent rotation around the long axis of the tank, before the introduction of center anchors for tank cars. Tony Thompson tony@...

Nowadays I prefer Tamiya “German Grey” for wheel faces. Tony Thompson tony@...

Very good-looking car, Charlie, with your usual excellent touch with the locations and degree of dirt. I too have always liked the Katy yellow. Tony Thompson tony@...

!Wow, Doug, those are some photos of beet piles! Photos I have of rail-served plants in California show the beets all disappearing into the receiving bins. Tony Thompson tony@...

Then the State Belt, not SFBelt. Tony Thompson