<div dir="auto">Hi, <div dir="auto"><br><div dir="auto">Mike's comments on color variation are spot on . The attached photo shows two cars painted the same base "Red" color.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Those are Rail Center Red/Brown (5 parts) and Caboose Red (2 Parts).</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">But honestly, as long as the color makes you feel like it's an n&w train then it's right.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">The lighting in that shot is crazy, they look much closer in real life. But even that makes the point about the colors. </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Cheers,</div><div dir="auto">David Baker</div></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Nov 29, 2024, 2:10 PM NW Modeling List via NW-Modeling-List <<a href="mailto:nw-modeling-list@nwhs.org">nw-modeling-list@nwhs.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div style="font-family:Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div dir="ltr">Mike Rector,</div><div dir="ltr">Could you show us your results with the recipe you posted on the NWHS website with these words?</div><div dir="ltr">Has anything changed about your recipe or results? Your recent Facebook postings have encouraged me.</div><div dir="ltr">USA Airbrush supply is having a sale this weekend and I want to take advantage.</div><div dir="ltr">Thank you,</div><div dir="ltr">Mike Shockley</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">"<div><p style="color:rgb(255,224,0);font-family:"Times New Roman",Times,serif;font-size:medium">It seems that until the mid-50's, passenger cars faded to somewhat of a "tomato-soup" red.</p><p style="color:rgb(255,224,0);font-family:"Times New Roman",Times,serif;font-size:medium">Here's one I used once, and was reasonably happy. I use ModelFlex by Badger on plastic, as it goes on nicely and is useable without thinning in an airbrush. I am using a mixture of:</p><ul style="color:rgb(255,224,0);font-family:"Times New Roman",Times,serif;font-size:medium"><li>1 part Milwaukee Rd Maroon</li><li>2 parts SP Daylight Red</li></ul><p style="color:rgb(255,224,0);font-family:"Times New Roman",Times,serif;font-size:medium">If I get it a little different next time, so what? All cars fade and oxidize, so variations make it more prototypical.</p><p style="color:rgb(255,224,0);font-family:"Times New Roman",Times,serif;font-size:medium">Mike Rector</p></div>"</div></div></div>________________________________________<br>
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