I am working on an AF crane[yellow,red,black]. Are there aerosol paints to match AF colors? Also do the AF colors match Erector set colors? thanks PSS
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This is a copy and paste from the A.C. Gilbert Erector Set site---------------------------------
First, we'll cover painting. Below are a number of paints that give a good match to the appropriate Erector colors (there are other matches):
- Yellow - Rust-Oleum # 7747 Sunburst Yellow
- Red - Rust-Oleum # 7762 Sunrise Red
- Blue - NAPA # 624 - Chevy Engine Blue
- Dark blue - Dupli-Color # DE1606 Ford Dark Blue
- Black - Plasti-Kote #1100 Gloss Black (or any glossy black enamel)
There are two shades of blue listed. The "Blue" paint is a close match to the blue erector boxes and MN/MD/MY baseplates from the 1930's and 1940's. Also listed is a "Dark blue" paint which is a match for some early 1950's sets I have with a distinctly darker blue, almost a purple colored MD/ME/MF plates.--------------------------------------I was wondering if Gilbert used the same color as American Flyer?
Update:I compared a crane boom to the roof from a Mystic station and the color matches. Is this Doug's 1206 light green? Which leads to next question-----how do you make the "stucco" effect on the roof?
