Scalecoat died with Weaver; Floquil was euthanized by Testors; and if Testors has come up with a line of railroad colors, I can't find 'em. However, if you want to paint a Panzer or little Brown Shirts to populate your O Scale Sudetenland you've got it made! I can't be the only guy on the planet who wants to paint trains, can I?
Having searched the web for days, I now appeal to you. What do you use?
Replies sorted oldest to newest
Badger Modelflex still has railroad colors. Acrylic.
16-67 B&O Royal Blue
16-42 Milwaukee Orange.
You can access the paint from Walthers.
165-1642 Walthers Milwaukee Orange
165-1667 Walthers B & O Royal Blue
Again these are acrylic paints, water clean up, and may require satin or gloss coat to finish.
Scalecoat is alive and well at Minuteman Models.
Just before posting I saw some Badger "Milwaukee Orange" on ebay so figured they were out of business, too, because no Badger site came up in my search. The color looked to be more "salmon" than orange:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/1...p;chn=ps&lpid=82
All I know is enamel and I don't know much. Is acrylic compatible with enamel? Does it hold up? Is there special preparation required?
Here is a conversion chart from MicroScale.
...............................................................................................
All I know is enamel and I don't know much. Is acrylic compatible with enamel? Does it hold up? Is there special preparation required?
I've used both acrylic, water based, and solvent based paints. Most of the modelflex paint is listed as airbrush from the bottle, though I preferred to use their acrylic thinner. There was also an acrylic airbrush cleaner that I used. Keep in mind, even though this stuff is water based, appropriate face/skin, and breathing protection is in order.
There was another paint manufacture, I got a brochure at York a few years ago. Tru-Color???
Link to posted picture, larger.
Link to posted picture, larger.
Here is a couple of links to the Scale Coat paints when it was still Weaver, that may help.
Link my photobucket page. Larger.
Link my photobucket page. Larger.
Testor does market 16 Railroad colors, acrylic paints, in 1/2 oz bottles. You have to dig in the Walther's website to find them.
From the Walthers website. Marketed under Testers Model Master.
IMO, most likely the most used railroad colors.
704-4873 Flat Reefer White
704-4874 Flat Aged White
704-4875 Flat Aged Concrete
704-4876 Flat Concrete
704-4877 Flat Earth
704-4878 Flat Depot Buff
704-4879 Flat Reefer Yellow
704-4880 Flat Caboose Red
704-4881 Flat Box Car Red
704-4882 Flat Oxide Red
704-4883 Flat Signal Green
704-4884 Flat Roof Brown
704-4885 Flat Railroad Tie Brown
704-4886 Flat Reefer Gray
704-4887 Flat Grimmy Black
704-4888 Flat Engine Black.
Access to this requires an OGR Forum Supporting Membership
