Mike Rector's tuscan red recipe

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>From the '57 NHRS convention video

a fantastic narration in this video.

 For anyone wondering (12:09) about the color of passenger cars....
https://youtu.be/2piVKTTwxGo

Mike Rector

On Fri, Nov 29, 2024, 10:33 PM NW Modeling List <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org>
wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Mike's comments on color variation are spot on . The attached photo shows
> two cars painted the same base "Red" color.
>
> Those are Rail Center Red/Brown (5 parts) and Caboose Red (2 Parts).
>
> But honestly, as long as the color makes you feel like it's an n&w train
> then it's right.
>
> The lighting in that shot is crazy, they look much closer in real life.
> But even that makes the point about the colors.
>
> Cheers,
> David Baker
>
> On Fri, Nov 29, 2024, 2:10 PM NW Modeling List via NW-Modeling-List <
> nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org> wrote:
>
>> Mike Rector,
>> Could you show us your results with the recipe you posted on the NWHS
>> website with these words?
>> Has anything changed about your recipe or results?  Your recent Facebook
>> postings have encouraged me.
>> USA Airbrush supply is having a sale this weekend and I want to take
>> advantage.
>> Thank you,
>> Mike Shockley
>>
>> "
>>
>> It seems that until the mid-50's, passenger cars faded to somewhat of a
>> "tomato-soup" red.
>>
>> Here's one I used once, and was reasonably happy. I use ModelFlex by
>> Badger on plastic, as it goes on nicely and is useable without thinning in
>> an airbrush. I am using a mixture of:
>>
>>    - 1 part Milwaukee Rd Maroon
>>    - 2 parts SP Daylight Red
>>
>> If I get it a little different next time, so what? All cars fade and
>> oxidize, so variations make it more prototypical.
>>
>> Mike Rector
>> "
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