I've seen other greens used that are almost Shining time station ! The others , who knows . That sure is a busy loco ! Good job Mr. Rob ! Henry H.
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--- In yardbirdtrains@..., "Bob - Tena D." <rrdeffinger@...> wrote:
I didn't say that the green used by the Southern looked toy like. I said the green I used looked toy like. It was lighter that Southern Green.I have two Bachmann engines painted Southern green and they are darker that what I had used. I like basic black too.What black do you use? Do you have your own mix?Bob D.
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From: long95209@...
Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2012 15:05:21 +0000
Subject: [yardbirdtrains] Re: Ft Smith & Western RR 2-8-2 kitbash
Hi Vic ,Bob . Here's my nickel's worth , a lot of the Southern Green dilema could be the primer undercoat ?? The Lime Green Pacific in the Smithsonian is nothing short of beautiful . Let your conscience guide you fellers ! Henry H.
--- In yardbirdtrains@..., Victor Bitleris <bitlerisvj@> wrote:
Hi Bob,While I agree that the lighter green on Southern steam engines looks toy like, I understand from reading various accounts and one article I have from Mainline Modeler that indicates that many Southern engines, even the switchers used in passenger train yards were painted a lime green of sorts. Personally, I really don't like it and opt to go with black. I do understand that the beautiful Southern Green and Gold pacifics were actually painted a very nice dark green color and not the "lime green".
Vic Bitleris
Raleigh, NC
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From: rrdeffinger@
Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2012 01:44:06 -0500
Subject: RE: [yardbirdtrains] Ft Smith & Western RR 2-8-2 kitbash
Thanks for the compliments!
I did repaint it a darker green, but not as dark as I first did. The lighter green looked a little toy like.
The Southern RR painted the piping green on their engines but the Great Northern didn't.
I like the piping better not painted green. They show up better.
I also am replacing the boiler front with a brass one. Still have more to do.
And then try to install a decoder!
Bob D.
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From: sprinthag@
Date: Mon, 3 Dec 2012 00:54:28 -0600
Subject: RE: [yardbirdtrains] Ft Smith & Western RR 2-8-2 kitbash
Bob,
Nice work! It really looks great. You've done a good job of matching the prototype. I'd suggest using something like a weathered black, basically a black with some white added. That'll make all the added detail more visible especially if you further weather it with chalks or dry brushing some lighter grays to make it resemble the weathered finish of the prototype. Actually the darker green may have been okay if it was weathered up a bit. John Hagen From: yardbirdtrains@... [mailto:yardbirdtrains@...] On Behalf Of Rob
Sent: Sunday, December 02, 2012 6:56 PM
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Subject: [yardbirdtrains] Ft Smith & Western RR 2-8-2 kitbash I started a new album of a Ft Smith & Western RR, later Columbus & Greenville RR 2-8-2 that I am kitbashing. Started with an IHC 0-8-0 that I got off Ebay cheap because the front pilot was broken.
I striped everything off the boiler, and added new domes, walkways, piping, stack, new cab, brakes, lead and trailing trucks, scratchbuilt boiler backhead, etc.
Still working on the trailing truck, have to grind off the sides so it doesn't hit the drivers.
Can't decide on the boiler color. Had it dark pullman green, but it seemed too dark. So I tried a lighter Great Northern green, but that might be too light. It looks like the phototypes boiler was just basic black. I wanted it so the piping showed up better.
Any opinions of the color?
Still have more to do.
Bob D.
