Question about sanders, A Class Locomotives

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Mark Lindsey
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Date: Tuesday, April 26, 2016 at 7:24 PM
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Subject: Question about sanders, A Class Locomotives

Hello---
 I have a question for the “General Group” and maybe more specially the “A” Class operators.  I am the owner of Red Pine Precision Modeling from Brooklyn, WI.  I’m in the final stages of finishing a HO Scale Samhongsa/ Key “A” Class brass locomotive (#1208). I’m familiar with sander dust  in the upper Midwest, but I don’t have any idea what general color the Norfolk & Western’s sand is.  I’ve been told that it was “Yellow Ochre”.  This color is Yellowish Brown .    My thoughts were to use Floquil “Reefer White, Roof Brown and a drop or two of Reefer Yellow”.  I would mix it to a consistency of a very light whitish brown with just a tinge of yellow.  I would further reduce the paint mixture approx. 75% with paint thinner.
 Any help would be greatly appreciated .
I’m told by Steve Llanso that Wes Barris might be helpful.

Thanks,
 Tom Cox
 Red Pine Precision Modeling
 N7860 Kelly Road
 Brooklyn,WI53521
 (608)862-9292
 E-Mail  :  <mailto:tandncox at terracom.net> tandncox at terracom.net<mailto:tandncox at terracom.net>
 My Website  :  www.redpineprecisionmodeling.com<http://www.redpineprecisionmodeling.com>
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