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O Fenton Wells
I'm getting ready to do a MEC 1923 ARA (X29) car in the green with yellow logo. I know TCP makes a green color but I read an article about a better green paint that wsn't a railroad color in a magazine article. Of course I cannot find the article as my filing system is just too secure. I should have worked for NSA.
Can anyone help or give a suggestion to a laquer base dark green for this project.
Thanking all in advance
Fenton
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Fenton,
I’ve seen Ted’s model and the color certainly looked right to my eyes. I painted my car in the BCR scheme since the green is too late for my era so I can’t offer share a photo of a green model.
I have used White Ensign paint in the past and don’t remember anything particularly memorable (ie “bad”) about it!
Hope this helps,
Marty
I'm getting ready to do a MEC 1923 ARA (X29) car in the green with yellow logo. I know TCP makes a green color but I read an article about a better green paint that wsn't a railroad color in a magazine article. Of course I cannot find the article as my filing system is just too secure. I should have worked for NSA.
Can anyone help or give a suggestion to a laquer base dark green for this project.
Thanking all in advance
Fenton
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O Fenton Wells
Thanks Marty, that’s exactly what I was looking for Much appreciated
On Oct 29, 2021, at 3:07 PM, Marty McGuirk <mjmcguirk@...> wrote:
Fenton,
I’ve seen Ted’s model and the color certainly looked right to my eyes. I painted my car in the BCR scheme since the green is too late for my era so I can’t offer share a photo of a green model.
I have used White Ensign paint in the past and don’t remember anything particularly memorable (ie “bad”) about it!
Hope this helps,
Marty
I'm getting ready to do a MEC 1923 ARA (X29) car in the green with yellow logo. I know TCP makes a green color but I read an article about a better green paint that wsn't a railroad color in a magazine article. Of course I cannot find the article as my filing system is just too secure. I should have worked for NSA.
Can anyone help or give a suggestion to a laquer base dark green for this project.
Thanking all in advance
Fenton
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O Fenton Wells
By the way I think the green came in in 1953, but I’ve read where it was 55 so not sure if you know let me know. I too will do the brown scheme for my layout since my time ends in fall of 53 so I can run FM H-16-44’s. But I really like the green Just say’in Who’s decals did you use for the brown scheme?
On Oct 29, 2021, at 3:16 PM, O Fenton Wells via groups.io <srrfan1401@...> wrote:
Thanks Marty, that’s exactly what I was looking for Much appreciated Fenton On Oct 29, 2021, at 3:07 PM, Marty McGuirk <mjmcguirk@...> wrote:
Fenton,
I’ve seen Ted’s model and the color certainly looked right to my eyes. I painted my car in the BCR scheme since the green is too late for my era so I can’t offer share a photo of a green model.
I have used White Ensign paint in the past and don’t remember anything particularly memorable (ie “bad”) about it!
Hope this helps,
Marty
I'm getting ready to do a MEC 1923 ARA (X29) car in the green with yellow logo. I know TCP makes a green color but I read an article about a better green paint that wsn't a railroad color in a magazine article. Of course I cannot find the article as my filing system is just too secure. I should have worked for NSA.
Can anyone help or give a suggestion to a laquer base dark green for this project.
Thanking all in advance
Fenton
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According to “”Northern New England Color Guide to Freight and Passenger Equipment” (Sweetland/Horsley) “Late in 1953 MEC changed from “boxcar red” to green for its boxcars.” There’s a photo in the book of 50-foot boxcar 9006 in New Haven, Conn. in obviously new paint dated April 1954. From what I can tell if modeling fall of 1953 you can include a very newly painted - shiny(!) - car - but obviously the vast majority of MEC boxcars would still have been BCR! I used the Speedwitch decals that came in the kit for the BCR scheme.
By the way I think the green came in in 1953, but I’ve read where it was 55 so not sure if you know let me know. I too will do the brown scheme for my layout since my time ends in fall of 53 so I can run FM H-16-44’s. But I really like the green Just say’in Who’s decals did you use for the brown scheme? Fenton Thanks Marty, that’s exactly what I was looking for Much appreciated Fenton On Oct 29, 2021, at 3:07 PM, Marty McGuirk <mjmcguirk@...> wrote:
Fenton,
I’ve seen Ted’s model and the color certainly looked right to my eyes. I painted my car in the BCR scheme since the green is too late for my era so I can’t offer share a photo of a green model.
I have used White Ensign paint in the past and don’t remember anything particularly memorable (ie “bad”) about it!
Hope this helps,
Marty
I'm getting ready to do a MEC 1923 ARA (X29) car in the green with yellow logo. I know TCP makes a green color but I read an article about a better green paint that wsn't a railroad color in a magazine article. Of course I cannot find the article as my filing system is just too secure. I should have worked for NSA.
Can anyone help or give a suggestion to a laquer base dark green for this project.
Thanking all in advance
Fenton
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O Fenton Wells
I have the MEC Speedwitch MEC kit and hadn't looked at the decals close enough. Thanks again Marty Please keep sharing photos of your layout as it is inspiring. Fenton
On Fri, Oct 29, 2021 at 4:01 PM Marty McGuirk < mjmcguirk@...> wrote: According to “”Northern New England Color Guide to Freight and Passenger Equipment” (Sweetland/Horsley) “Late in 1953 MEC changed from “boxcar red” to green for its boxcars.” There’s a photo in the book of 50-foot boxcar 9006 in New Haven, Conn. in obviously new paint dated April 1954. From what I can tell if modeling fall of 1953 you can include a very newly painted - shiny(!) - car - but obviously the vast majority of MEC boxcars would still have been BCR! I used the Speedwitch decals that came in the kit for the BCR scheme.
Marty )
By the way I think the green came in in 1953, but I’ve read where it was 55 so not sure if you know let me know. I too will do the brown scheme for my layout since my time ends in fall of 53 so I can run FM H-16-44’s. But I really like the green Just say’in Who’s decals did you use for the brown scheme? Fenton Thanks Marty, that’s exactly what I was looking for Much appreciated Fenton On Oct 29, 2021, at 3:07 PM, Marty McGuirk <mjmcguirk@...> wrote:
Fenton,
I’ve seen Ted’s model and the color certainly looked right to my eyes. I painted my car in the BCR scheme since the green is too late for my era so I can’t offer share a photo of a green model.
I have used White Ensign paint in the past and don’t remember anything particularly memorable (ie “bad”) about it!
Hope this helps,
Marty
I'm getting ready to do a MEC 1923 ARA (X29) car in the green with yellow logo. I know TCP makes a green color but I read an article about a better green paint that wsn't a railroad color in a magazine article. Of course I cannot find the article as my filing system is just too secure. I should have worked for NSA.
Can anyone help or give a suggestion to a laquer base dark green for this project.
Thanking all in advance
Fenton
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O Fenton Wells
By the way Marty there are two excellent photos of the MEC in green in RP CYC vol 18 by Pat Wider on page 102. Fenton
I have the MEC Speedwitch MEC kit and hadn't looked at the decals close enough. Thanks again Marty Please keep sharing photos of your layout as it is inspiring. Fenton
On Fri, Oct 29, 2021 at 4:01 PM Marty McGuirk < mjmcguirk@...> wrote: According to “”Northern New England Color Guide to Freight and Passenger Equipment” (Sweetland/Horsley) “Late in 1953 MEC changed from “boxcar red” to green for its boxcars.” There’s a photo in the book of 50-foot boxcar 9006 in New Haven, Conn. in obviously new paint dated April 1954. From what I can tell if modeling fall of 1953 you can include a very newly painted - shiny(!) - car - but obviously the vast majority of MEC boxcars would still have been BCR! I used the Speedwitch decals that came in the kit for the BCR scheme.
Marty )
By the way I think the green came in in 1953, but I’ve read where it was 55 so not sure if you know let me know. I too will do the brown scheme for my layout since my time ends in fall of 53 so I can run FM H-16-44’s. But I really like the green Just say’in Who’s decals did you use for the brown scheme? Fenton Thanks Marty, that’s exactly what I was looking for Much appreciated Fenton On Oct 29, 2021, at 3:07 PM, Marty McGuirk <mjmcguirk@...> wrote:
Fenton,
I’ve seen Ted’s model and the color certainly looked right to my eyes. I painted my car in the BCR scheme since the green is too late for my era so I can’t offer share a photo of a green model.
I have used White Ensign paint in the past and don’t remember anything particularly memorable (ie “bad”) about it!
Hope this helps,
Marty
I'm getting ready to do a MEC 1923 ARA (X29) car in the green with yellow logo. I know TCP makes a green color but I read an article about a better green paint that wsn't a railroad color in a magazine article. Of course I cannot find the article as my filing system is just too secure. I should have worked for NSA.
Can anyone help or give a suggestion to a laquer base dark green for this project.
Thanking all in advance
Fenton
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Tim O'Connor
Accupaint #26 MEC Pine
Green is an exact match
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On 10/29/2021 3:05 PM, Marty McGuirk
wrote:
Fenton,
I’ve seen Ted’s model and the color certainly looked
right to my eyes. I painted my car in the BCR scheme since the
green is too late for my era so I can’t offer share a photo of a
green model.
I have used White Ensign paint in the past and don’t
remember anything particularly memorable (ie “bad”) about it!
Hope this helps,
Marty
I'm getting ready to do a MEC 1923 ARA (X29)
car in the green with yellow logo. I know TCP makes a
green color but I read an article about a better green
paint that wsn't a railroad color in a magazine article.
Of course I cannot find the article as my filing system is
just too secure. I should have worked for NSA.
Can anyone help or give a suggestion to a laquer base dark
green for this project.
Thanking all in advance
Fenton
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Tim O'Connor
Sterling, Massachusetts
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Tim O'Connor
The very first green MEC box car was painted in November 1953.
I like this shot because it shows a faded (bluer, not lighter) green box car with a freshly painted car.
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On 10/29/2021 4:00 PM, Marty McGuirk wrote: According to “”Northern New England Color Guide to Freight and Passenger Equipment” (Sweetland/Horsley) “Late in 1953 MEC changed from “boxcar red” to green for its boxcars.” There’s a photo in the book of 50-foot boxcar 9006 in New Haven, Conn. in obviously new paint dated April 1954. From what I can tell if modeling fall of 1953 you can include a very newly painted - shiny(!) - car - but obviously the vast majority of MEC boxcars would still have been BCR!
I used the Speedwitch decals that came in the kit for the BCR scheme.
Marty
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*Tim O'Connor*
*Sterling, Massachusetts*
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