PCM Y6? and N&W Red

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Bob,

I use Scalecoat II N&W Red as it comes from the bottle.  I think it 
gives a good match to the photos that I have.  I have only painted 
one passenger car, though.  I know others will disagree, but heck, it 
is my model railroad =-O

Cheers,
Kert Peterson
Fircrest, WA

Modeling the Norfolk and Western Ry in 1951,
when Precision Transportation was still steam powered!


At 09:01 AM 7/12/2006, you wrote:

>Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2006 20:22:43 -0400

>

>Hi Everyone,

>

>This my first time contributing to the modeling list.  I am modeling N&W

>mainline from Bluefield to Lynchburg with Roanoke in the middle of a folded

>dogbone.  I have been an N&W modeler since the late 1950's.  My locomotive

>collection includes about 40% brass and then Powerhouse, Rivarossi, and

>Proto 2000.  I started putting sound into locos before BLM came into

>existence.  I chose Soundtraxx and I still prefer them over QSI or LokSound

>for the following reasons:

>      I was able to use cams to coordinate the chuffing sound with the

>      drivers.  None of the others do this.  At higher speeds, QSI sounds

>      like a noisy blast and has absolutely no relation to the turning of the

>      drivers.  I have recordings I made of J #611 going from 0 to

>      60, and Soundtraxx recreates it exactly.

>

>      The speakers are located in the tender.  There is no difference of

>      timbre between plastic and brass.

>

>This is not to take away from some of the other effects that QSI has which

>are phenomenal, such as squealing brakes, or the special whistle effects.

>

>I am really enjoying your contributions, for example what locos operated in

>the Valley.

>

>Does anyone have a paint formula for passenger cars?  At one time, there was

>a hobby shop in Roanoke that advertised N&W passenger car paint but I guess

>they don't make it any more.

>

>Glad to be on board.

>

>Bob

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