N&W station green model paint

[NW Modeling List]

Thanks Marty.  Helpful.
Bill D
N&W Steam Only

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> On Jul 1, 2023, at 4:08 PM, NW Modeling List <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org> wrote:
> 
> For acrylic paints, you're probably going to have to get inventive.  Tru-Color uses acrylic pigments but also contains acetone.  Model Flex is the only company I am aware of who still has a large assortment of railroad acrylic colors, but I've never been a big fan of how their paint sprays.  Each bottle is different, and they generally have a short shelf life.  
> 
> Mission Models makes some acrylic paint that airbrushes nicely, but is too thin for a paint brush in my opinion.  I haven't looked at Tomiya.  The craft store water based paints need more thinning than most hobby paints, but have a great variety of colors.  So a trip to a hobby or craft store with an old bottle of paint or good picture to start comparing and matching seems to be in order.  Personally, I've always been a proponent of if it looks good to you, that's good enough.  So find a color in a line of paint that you like working with, and go for it.  If you want a starting point, look at paints marked Forest or Campground Green, rich dark greens.  I personally feel olive green is too light for what N&W used.
> 
> Marty Flick
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> Subject: Re: N&W station green model paint
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> Could we please get back to the original question?  What color green in currently available acrylic paints best matches the prototype green on N&W stations from the mid-‘50s?
> 
> Bill D
> N&W Steam Only
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