N&W Pass Red.

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Stephen:
I agree with you about the Scalecoat II Tuscan red.  I think it is 
the best N&W color match right out of the bottle.  I used it to paint 
my S-1 sleeper. The original Scalecoat was not bad either.  I painted 
a Pennsy car with it, and it looked too warm and rich to be Pennsy.

What do you use for roof color?

Rick Morrison





>  I had sent Scalecoat a AHM/Riv. N&W passenger car to make a quart 

> of the N&W red.  The paint come back from Scalecoat labled 

> Scalecoat II PRR tuscan red .




>Stephen Rineair

>Cincy

>

>

>Stephen Rineair

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>Sent: Tuesday, January 23, 2007 5:43 PM

>Subject: RE: N&W Pass Red.

>

>Okay, but say I/m 28 years old and only saw excursion Tuscan red 

>passenger cars.  I have a few color photos and have seen a few color 

>movies.  I am a grad student and have limited resources to obtain 

>more color photographs.  Yet I want to model the old N&W Powhatan 

>Arrow and wish to paint the passenger cars in an appropriate color 

>that is at least close to 'correct'.  Telling me that there was 

>significant variation in red may be factually correct, but doesn't 

>answer the basic question which is , "How do I make a reasonably 

>accurate Tuscan Red paint from model paint sources?"

>

>What do you modelers use to make your Tuscan Red?

>

>Gary Rolih

>Cincinnati

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>Subject: Re: N&W Pass Red.

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>The correct color discussion has gone on and will go on for years. I 

>have heard that at a Convention years ago, there were numerous color 

>chips available and you were lucky to get more than 2 people to 

>agree to any one color. In this case, as with any paint, you have to 

>consider weathering, paint lot  number, paint manufacturer, time of 

>day photo was taken and lighting at time. You also have to consider 

>type amd maker of the film used and the development process. I know 

>one local modeler who painted a N&W passenger car under one type of 

>light and when viewed outside in sunlight and under another light 

>source, it took on a different appearence under each. Color is 

>subjective. It is up to the individual and if he likes what he has, 

>who cares. Even in photos of the real trains, there are subtle 

>differences between cars. I don't know how true it is, but it has 

>been said that aluminum chips were added to the paint prior to being 

>used and it depended on what was used to add these chips. Some 

>grabbed a handful, others two or a scoop. What ever was handy. Again 

>don't know if this is true but I'm sure someone out there can clear 

>that up. What ever was added if it was, would also alter the color 

>osmewhat depending on how much was added. This last part is 

>something I would welcome comment on just to get the recoed straight.

>Alan Cox

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