CB&Q brick station window colors

Admittedly, Walthill isn't a "Burlington Box," rectangular depot, but photos of those large brick depots in the Burlington Bulletin No. 37 (Burlington Boxes) show window frames painted green.

It would make sense that the green color was carried over to the smaller brick depots.

Rusty

Rusty,    thanks for the feed back on color.     any thoughts about red roof and added freight section.

I would imagine the "new" freight doors would also be painted green.  To my eye, it looks like the roof in the historical photo doesn't have any color variation in the shingles.

Rusty

Definitely agree with green for the windows and doors...  One reference I've seen recommends ModelFlex paint Euro Dark Green 16-100.

Thanks to all for the comments.     Looking again at the two pictures the clothing on the woman in the B&W   looks to be early 1900's    The doors and windows are dark in color and look to have a good paint job where the color picture seems to be after the station was used and left to decay.    this makes me think more that the added freight was not added later but possibly torn down at some point.   Always looking for more comments.   Input on roof color would also be great.   I didn't have a picture of the back side so made it based on some other stations and kits.

Since Burlington wooden depots had green trim, would think green would carry over to brick depots - for uniformity.

I did find pictures of CB&Q stations with gray roofs, red roofs and green roofs.    they also did have the green doors and windows.   thanks again for all the comments

Hi Stu & other posters:

Starting around 1905, CB&Q’s official colors for wood depots were Indian Red & Bronze Green.  

I have used Rock Island Tuscan for Indian Red & Eurodark Green for Bronze Green.

Starting in the late 1950s, the Q painted many of their wood depots white, sometimes with the trim still in Bronze Green & sometimes in white.  

My understanding is also that the Q’s brick depots also had Bronze Green trim, including the doors.

After 03-1970 merger, the BN painted the wood depots white but with Cascade Green trim.  

Several years back, I looked up close at the Q’s big box brick Aurora IL depot trim.  The trim paint was badly flaking at this point in time.  The outer paint layer was Cascade Green with inner layers in the darker Bronze Green.

So I agree with the other responders that your 1956 model of the Walthill NE depot should have trim in Eurodark Green as a good approximation of the Q’s Bronze Green.

Please keep up posted on your progress

Thanks in advance !!!

thank  you all for the color information.  Here are the final pictures of the station.

Nice job! It’s an accurate re-creation; Looks good!

Stu - looks fantastic!  Thanks for sharing

Stu, super job!

Hi Stu:

That is a beautiful model of the Walthill Depot !!!

Please tell us what materials were used for the window glass & shades.

Thanks for sharing !!!

@CBQ_Bill posted:

Hi Stu:

That is a beautiful model of the Walthill Depot !!!

Please tell us what materials were used for the window glass & shades.

Thanks for sharing !!!

Bill,

the walls and roof are 1/8" expanded pvc with plastruct brick and roof shingles glued to the pvc with CA glue.   The windows and doors are grantline.  I cant remember who made the chimneys but there a lot of people that make them.    the goosneck lights are minatronic 2.5mm with their HO shades.  The shades need the nipple cut off and the hole expanded to fit the bulb.   The interior lights are 12v warm led bulbs i got on ebay.  The window shades are from minala folders or white construction paper.   The window glass is evergreen clear styreen.  i like the thicker size.    I spray all the insides of the windows with rustolium dead flat clear.    The brick and roof shingles ,doors and windows  were painted with rustolium 2x paint.  The roof shingles were weathered by rubbing powdered pigment on my fingers to get the texture. 

Stu

Stu:

Thank you for the detail !!!

Beautiful model !!!

Stu:

Another great job, my friend.

Pat

Fantastic. Great research and modeling skills.