Modeling articles

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Eric If I tell you that this is coming would you believe me? We are working
on a few modeling theme books for the society although I can't go into
detail now but we need modelers to also write stuff. Will you help us.  Dean

On Oct 15, 2016 7:22 AM, "NW Modeling List" <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org>
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> Dean:
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> One problem faced by most modelers of steam era settings is lack of
> authoritative color information.  N&W modelers might have less of a problem
> with this than modelers of other railroads, since N&W ran steam much later
> nearly any other railroads, and certainly after stable color films (albeit
> low ISO-rating) were available to the average photographer.  So there is an
> excellent color record of Y-6, J, A, and S-1 exteriors.  But I’d appreciate
> a single source of definitive information about cab interior colors,
> standards for painting cab controls, lettering guides (especially the
> capacity lettering for all classes of tenders, and for small safety
> notices)—for both N&W and VGN locos.
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> Now that I’ve written this, I realize that there would be interest in
> definitive data of this sort for all the NS legacy railroads as well—and
> many of the legacy roads didn’t run steam when stable color films were
> available to the average photographer, so the relative need is even higher
> for modelers of those roads.
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> I would also appreciate color guides (and paint mixing guides?) for
> passenger car and MOW equipment interiors.  There is probably even a
> modeler or two who would appreciate definitive diesel cab interior color
> information; I know I’d like that info for N&W and VGN electric locos.
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> For layout accuracy, a color guide for standard and exception structures
> would be broadly beneficial.  Same for ballast colors on the various N&W
> and VGN branches.  For extra credit, the guide could address how the paint
> colors aged over time.
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> As a wild idea, somebody living close to each branch could take current
> photographs of foliage in different seasons around that branch—which would
> give all modelers a completely authentic photographic standard for *any*
> modeling era.
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> The NHRTIA published a very high accuracy (but dissapointingly incomplete)
> set of color chips for the NYNH&H railroad.  These were pretty expensive,
> but a great resource.  The intent was to add additional NH colors to the
> chips available for purchase until all the NH colors were represented (and
> oh, my there was a bunch of them!), but I don’t think any were produced.
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> I suspect that NHRTIA didn’t find the color chip project economically
> viable, and can’t recommend that the Society try this approach despite that
> I would be ecstatic to have such a resource for N&W and VGN.  But maybe the
> Society could achieve a consensus on how to represent the authentic colors
> with reasonable accuracy, using today’s modeling paints.
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> -Eric Bott
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> *From:* NW-Modeling-List [mailto:nw-modeling-list-bounces at nwhs.org] *On
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> *Sent:* Friday, October 14, 2016 7:56
> *To:* NW Modeling List
> *Subject:* Modeling articles
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> Hey guys the talk among friends and the Arrow staff are looking for
> modeling ideas and articles. I am going to do some articles on the building
> of my layout based on the Bluestone branch and hope to touch on some topics
> for other branches as well. Also check out Model Railroad Hobbyist
> magazine. It is a free E-mag and has some great stuff in it. Thanks Dean
> Taylor email me at
> taylor at nwhs.org
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