N&W station green model paint

[NW Modeling List]

Hi,

Since this is the modeling list, here is an approach to getting reasonable
colors. Hope it helps!

We have a few things that make colors strange to model.  In war gaming,
it's much more common to address this, and e.g. Games Workshop sells the
shades of colors to capitalize on it.  The way light refracts, even if you
had the exact same paint as the prototype the model will look wrong.
Basically, the color itself looks wrong and you are missing shadows and
highlights. Clouds, time of year, and time of day make colors all look
drastically different to the human eye. Not to mention light refraction
around the edges of structures.

Here is a process:

Step 1: go grab a color photo if you can.  Find that color you want to
model.  If not, try to find someone or a source that can compare it to
something else you can see. This is only an estimate as neither the photo
nor reference are actually correct colors.

Step 2: Then make that color by mixing paints or start with a commercial
color.  Make a dark and light shade also. The key is to have a color that
looks visually appealing under natural light between 10-2. That's all, just
in the ballpark, no matter what you do the exact color is not possible
because in real life there is no one, single wavelength of light that
reaches your eye from looking at an e.g., building under even most
circumstances.

Step 3: After a primer color (white or black depending on your style).
Apply the dark shade fully and heavily.  After that dries, apply the main
color well but intentionally avoid getting into low spots and cracks.  Let
that dry.  Then dry brush the high spots and corners with the light shade.
After that dries you can try a ink wash, depending on your style. Probably
with a matte finish after all of that dries.

It's always very interesting to see different hobbies and the issues they
care about with paint color.  Model railroading is very interested in an
exact paint matches.  War gaming is interested in layering paint shades to
get realistic looking (even when there is no prototype like in fantasy
settings).

Hope my experience helps, feel free to ignore me lol.

David Baker










On Sat, Jul 1, 2023, 7:25 PM NW Modeling List via NW-Modeling-List <
nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org> wrote:

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> Frank Scheer wrote:
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> This leads to the question: when did N&W have a program to replace the slate roofs?  When this occurred, some received asbestos shingles while others had standing-seam metal roofs. Although the metal roof at Boyce is believed to have been replaced during the post World War II period...
> <snip>
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> Frank, I found and purchased a document in the archives (HS-D00023) that
> describes an interlocking tower fireproofing program, listing the towers,
> some details of each (dimensions, other railroads) and dates of various
> milestones (materials ordered, work completed, etc.). According to this
> document, the work was started in 1942 (the first was Jack), and was still
> ongoing in 1943.
>
> It doesn’t explicitly address what the fireproofing work included. For my
> research, I assume this program was responsible for the application of
> asbestos shingle siding and metal staircase to Circleville's tower.
> Circleville already had a standing-seam metal roof prior to this program,
> but perhaps this was when Boyce received its new roof.
>
> Matt Goodman
> Columbus, Ohio, US
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