N at W BLUE

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Jim,
 
I'm really pleased with it. On my layout I have track lighting and the  
layout is pretty well lit. For some people it may seem a little dark especially 
 if their layout room has the standard 2-60 watt bedroom fixture for 
lighting. Of  course the paint right out of the bottle isn't faded and I 
understand the blue  started to fade as "soon as the paint was dry" on the 
prototypes, LOL.
 
For my needs it is perfect. It may be something psychological as my  mind 
knows it is the real thing. I also know that a lot of Overland  Models custom 
painted N&W locomotives used this paint as well.
 
Thanks,
 
Richard D. Shell
 
 
In a message dated 2/28/2011 7:11:47 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org writes:

 
Richard, 
How did the color look inside your house or down in the basement? What type 
 of lighting did you view it under?  Did it appear too dark on your model,  
or were you satisfied with it? 
Jim Brewer 
Glenwood MD 

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Sent:  Sunday, February 27, 2011 9:04:29 PM
Subject: Re: N at W BLUE

I had to laugh years ago when I went to my local Dupont dealer in  Roanoke, 
Virginia to order the Pevler blue from the number on the N&W  blueprints. 
As the guy typed the number into his computer he said something  like, "Oh 
cool... Norfolk and Western blue..." I knew I had the actual color  then. This 
is the number in the archives I believe. I don't have it in front  of me 
but I can get it if anyone needs it.
 
Thanks,
 
Richard D. Shell
Troutville, VA
 
 
In a message dated 2/27/2011 8:49:17 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org writes:


Thank you everyone for your replies on my N&W Blue  question. I'm going to 
look at the ATSF blue as suggested by Ed. I have a  Oriental C-630 and if 
the color matches I'll be a happy camper. I'm also  going to check with my 
local DuPont dealer on the Pelver blue and I'll  report back. You know that 
this thing of sticking to the details can drive  us crazy but it's what drives 
this hobby and our love for the N&W. If  you think that this color is a hang 
up some of the units that came and went  from Bellevue,Ohio would be even 
harder to weather properly matching  pictures of specific units. Thank you 
everyone, George.  

----  NW Modeling List <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org> wrote: 

> 

>  

> I agree with Ed Painter's comments about the difficulty in  selecting a 

model paint color off the shelf to represent either N&W  Tuscan Red or N&W 
Blue. 

> 

> 

> 

> The best  thing is to look at color photos of N&W blue units; as Ed says, 

you will  see lots of variations in appearance.  As I understand it, the 
blue  paint of that era, and probably earlier, oxidized easily.  I'm certain  
this is one reason why you see so many different "colors" of blue N&W  
locomotives. 

> 

> 

> 

> Years ago in an early  Society Newsletter, Tom Dressler used Floquil C&O 

Enchantment Blue to  pain what I recall was an FM switcher.  Of course, even 
Floquil has  changed the chemistry of its paints over the years.  In the 
Oct-Dec  2010 issue of the Arrow, Rick Stone used the Polly Scale version of 
this  color to paint his 10-6 sleeper. 

> 

> 

> 

> Jim  Brewer 

> 

> Glenwood MD 

> 

> 

> -----  Original Message ----- 

> From: "NW Modeling List"  <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org> 

> To: "NW Modeling List"  <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org> 

> Sent: Saturday, February 26, 2011  6:33:33 PM 

> Subject: RE: N at W BLUE 

> 

> Like N&W  "Red", the topic no-one seems to agree on among the 

contributors to the  modeling list discussions, N&W blue too is really confusing. There 
was  much variation as to shade.  Weathering, fading, dirt, what was 
painted  over, new units that came in blue.......Regardless it did get lighter 
over  time.  I've always used Scalecoat and Scalecoat II, ATSF Blue.  I  like 
it.  It matches the blue on my Oriental C-628's and C-630's and is  close to 
the blue on Athearn or Atlas N&W locomotives or cab models. If  you look at 
pictures N&W e2uipment painted in "Pevler/Wabash" blue there  are lots of 
variations. 

> 

> Ed Painter - Narrows, VA living in  Russellville, AR. 

> 

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> Sent: Friday, February 25, 2011 3:44 PM 

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> Subject: N at W BLUE 

> 

>  

>   After veiwing many pictures and models I find myself  even more 

confused about the proper blue to 

>   use for N at W  diesels. From painted brass to various manufactures of 

plastic models  everyone seems 

>   to have a different color variation.  Being from Bellevue,Ohio I know 

that the color varied from 

>  type of engine to the age of the paint and the service area of  said 

engines. What color is color 

>   is the most accepted  of Polly Scale or Floquil for this application ? 

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