Passenger Car Roof Colors

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Brown was standard until the late 1950's, when black became standard on all repaints. Thus, there were still brown roofs into the late '50's. However, the brown weathered rather quickly, making it hard to tell it was brown after the car had been out of the shop for awhile. What I do is mix black and brown to a dark color with a brownish cast. Once upon a time I used Floquil black and "roof brown" about one part to one part. Later, Floquil changed the shade of "roof brown," and I found I could use "Tuscan" in its place. Of course, there is no longer any Floquil, and I have not gotten around to looking at the color choices in Scalecoat.  BTW: when black became standard for roofs, it was also applied to the ends and the trucks. Prior to that time trucks were actually olive green when outshopped. Like the roofs, they got dirty in time. I use Pullman green on my trucks.
Jim Nichols 

    On Tuesday, June 12, 2018 1:40 PM, NW Modeling List <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org> wrote:
 

 Is there any rhyme or reason to N&W passenger roof paint colors?  How would I decide whether to paint one brown (or whatever the non-black color was) vs black on any given model during the Tuscan side color era?

And what Scalecoat paint (or mix) best represents that brown (or whatever it was)?

Thank you!

-Eric Bott


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Subject: EXTERNAL: Re: HO Herald King Hopper Decals

That sounds like good advice, Todd. I'd very much like to see your photos.

It sounds like Herald King has me taken care of as far as the decals are concerned for now, but I really like this scheme and I may choose to do more later.

Safe travels, Todd!

Ryan Harris
Fort Worth, Texas


On 6/11/2018 9:47 PM, NW Modeling List wrote:
> Ryan,
>
> I believe that I have a couple extra sets of the Claytor scheme decal 
> sets that I can part with. I'm in Arizona for the balance of the week 
> and will check when I arrive home. Just remind me in a week or so by 
> sending an email to arnett at nwhs.org
>
> As for placing the proper decals in the proper place, I submit what a 
> friend of mine that works for NS  a few years back: "Nothing is 
> consistent on the railroad despite what a drawing states".
> Nonetheless,  I would be more that happy to send you photos of my 
> Bowser H11X series hoppers that I lettered in this scheme.
>
> Until then, happy modeling.
>
> Todd Arnett
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