Advice and counsel - color of steam connector

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I'd go with grimy black.     Jim Nichols
 

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Subject: Advice and counsel - color of steam connector
  


Courtesy of a timely "what would you like for your birthday" question from 
my wife, I have recently become the proud owner of the MTH Powhatan Arrow train 
set.  The first thing that leaped out at me was the bright silver color of 
the steam connector assemblies, possibly emulating the asbestos (?) insulated 
wrapping in its as-built state.  It just doesn't look right. 

I've researched available color pictures, and not surprisingly any that 
even show the steam connector are in-service pictures, and everything down there 
is a pretty uniform gray-brown-black color. 

So, my question is, what was the actual as-delivered color of this 
assembly?  Obviously, they wouldn't have stayed that way long.  My 
tentative thinking is to paint them Floquil grimy black, which is actually a 
dark gray; any thoughts on that? 

Thanks in advance, 

Dave Phelps
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