All you experts out there....I need to replace a missing grid walkway on my MTH Premier Southern Crescent. MTH is sending me the part which is black in color( I need to paint myself). These have a tendency to come off....what glue would you guys suggest and what type/kind paint and color (other than the obvious white stripe) would you say this engine is; it appears to be an apple green of some sorts...how best to match this up? 
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It's a very specific Southern Rwy green. It is available from Weaver in their
Scalecoat line; try Floquil (now discontinued), also. "Model Master" acrylic, maybe?
You don't need much, and, especially with the acrylic, a brush will do just fine.
For such a small area, you might try some of the low-priced acrylics at Hobby Lobby;
buck or so a bottle. A 90% match in that small and often shadowed area would be
fine. Anyway, real locomotives are anything but pristine creatures.
Glue: my go-to glue is Walther's Goo, but any modern "sticky" glue or silicone will do;
CA (Super Glue), also - Gorilla CA claims to be more resistant to sharp blows.
Oh - one more thing: wash (soap) and prime the piece if it is bare brass; just plain
old 99-cent gray primer.
Thanks D500...gives me a start...
Agree 100% with the "Goo" suggestion.
If you want to get close, you can probably mix it yourself. Just keep sampling it until you get the shade you want.
Epoxy for the glue if I was doing it. It will NOT come off again. Goo is a contact glue and back in the day Walthers said it needed to be heated to cure well on metal.....but it will hold.....just not like epoxy.
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