N at W BLUE

[NW Modeling List]

I had to laugh years ago when I went to my local Dupont dealer in Roanoke,  
Virginia to order the Pevler blue from the number on the N&W blueprints. As 
 the guy typed the number into his computer he said something like, "Oh 
cool...  Norfolk and Western blue..." I knew I had the actual color then. This 
is the  number in the archives I believe. I don't have it in front of me but 
I can get  it if anyone needs it.
 
Thanks,
 
Richard D. Shell
Troutville, VA
 
 
In a message dated 2/27/2011 8:49:17 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org writes:


Thank you everyone for your replies on my N&W Blue  question. I'm going to 
look at the ATSF blue as suggested by Ed. I have a  Oriental C-630 and if 
the color matches I'll be a happy camper. I'm also going  to check with my 
local DuPont dealer on the Pelver blue and I'll report back.  You know that 
this thing of sticking to the details can drive us crazy but  it's what drives 
this hobby and our love for the N&W. If you think that  this color is a hang 
up some of the units that came and went from  Bellevue,Ohio would be even 
harder to weather properly matching pictures of  specific units. Thank you 
everyone, George.  

---- NW Modeling  List <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org> wrote: 

> 

> 

> I  agree with Ed Painter's comments about the difficulty in selecting a 

model  paint color off the shelf to represent either N&W Tuscan Red or N&W  
Blue. 

> 

> 

> 

> The best thing is to look at color  photos of N&W blue units; as Ed says, 

you will see lots of variations in  appearance.  As I understand it, the 
blue paint of that era, and probably  earlier, oxidized easily.  I'm certain 
this is one reason why you see so  many different "colors" of blue N&W 
locomotives. 

> 

>  

> 

> Years ago in an early Society Newsletter, Tom Dressler used  Floquil C&O 

Enchantment Blue to pain what I recall was an FM  switcher.  Of course, even 
Floquil has changed the chemistry of its  paints over the years.  In the 
Oct-Dec 2010 issue of the Arrow, Rick  Stone used the Polly Scale version of 
this color to paint his 10-6 sleeper.  

> 

> 

> 

> Jim Brewer 

> 

> Glenwood MD  

> 

> 

> ----- Original Message ----- 

> From: "NW  Modeling List" <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org> 

> To: "NW Modeling  List" <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org> 

> Sent: Saturday, February 26,  2011 6:33:33 PM 

> Subject: RE: N at W BLUE 

> 

> Like N&W  "Red", the topic no-one seems to agree on among the 

contributors to the  modeling list discussions, N&W blue too is really confusing. There 
was  much variation as to shade.  Weathering, fading, dirt, what was 
painted  over, new units that came in blue.......Regardless it did get lighter 
over  time.  I've always used Scalecoat and Scalecoat II, ATSF Blue.  I  like 
it.  It matches the blue on my Oriental C-628's and C-630's and is  close to 
the blue on Athearn or Atlas N&W locomotives or cab models. If  you look at 
pictures N&W e2uipment painted in "Pevler/Wabash" blue there  are lots of 
variations. 

> 

> Ed Painter - Narrows, VA living in  Russellville, AR. 

> 

> -----Original Message----- 

> From:  nw-modeling-list-bounces at nwhs.org 

[mailto:nw-modeling-list-bounces at nwhs.org]  On Behalf Of NW Modeling List 

> Sent: Friday, February 25, 2011 3:44 PM  

> To: NW-Modeling-List at nwhs.org 

> Subject: N at W BLUE 

>  

> 

>   After veiwing many pictures and models I find  myself even more 

confused about the proper blue to 

>   use  for N at W diesels. From painted brass to various manufactures of 

plastic models  everyone seems 

>   to have a different color variation. Being  from Bellevue,Ohio I know 

that the color varied from 

>   type  of engine to the age of the paint and the service area of said 

engines. What  color is color 

>   is the most accepted of Polly Scale or  Floquil for this application ? 

>  ________________________________________ 

> NW-Modeling-List at nwhs.org  

> To change your subscription go to 

>  http://list.nwhs.org/mailman/options/nw-modeling-list 

> Browse the  NW-Modeling-List archives at 

>  http://list.nwhs.org/pipermail/nw-modeling-list/ 

> 

> 

>  

> ________________________________________ 

>  NW-Modeling-List at nwhs.org 

> To change your subscription go to 

>  http://list.nwhs.org/mailman/options/nw-modeling-list 

> Browse the  NW-Modeling-List archives at 

>  http://list.nwhs.org/pipermail/nw-modeling-list/  


________________________________________
NW-Modeling-List at nwhs.org
To  change your subscription go  to
http://list.nwhs.org/mailman/options/nw-modeling-list
Browse the  NW-Modeling-List archives  at
http://list.nwhs.org/pipermail/nw-modeling-list/

-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://six.pairlist.net/pipermail/nw-modeling-list/attachments/20110227/0150d2af/attachment.html>