I need some help in selecting the correct paint for painting the cab roof of a steam engine as well as the tender deck. I'm not sure if it should be a red or iron oxide or some other color. Your help is greatly appreciated.
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Originally Posted by burlwest:
I need some help in selecting the correct paint for painting the cab roof of a steam engine as well as the tender deck. I'm not sure if it should be a red or iron oxide or some other color. Your help is greatly appreciated.
1) What railroad is the prototype?
2) What time frame/era are you trying to duplicate?
The railroads are the CB&Q and the C&NW in late steam. I don't believe either had such painting it's just something that I might like to do.
Originally Posted by burlwest:
The railroads are the CB&Q and the C&NW in late steam. I don't believe either had such painting it's just something that I might like to do.
I know nothing about C&NW but, the CB&Q Hudsons and Northerns had "red cab roof top" right through to the end of steam. I will research tomorrow what color should be used, as all my CB&Q steam locomotives have that cab roof top treatment.
I just use red oxide primer from a Rustoleum rattle can. PRR purists will tell you the Pennsy used a brighter color of brownish red, but most of us cannot tell the difference. Perhaps caboose red, if you would rather use RR colors, or a mix of that and box car red.
Jack and Bob, was there a reason for painting them red, other than it looks "purty"?
@Hot Water posted:Originally Posted by burlwest:The railroads are the CB&Q and the C&NW in late steam. I don't believe either had such painting it's just something that I might like to do.
I know nothing about C&NW but, the CB&Q Hudsons and Northerns had "red cab roof top" right through to the end of steam. I will research tomorrow what color should be used, as all my CB&Q steam locomotives have that cab roof top treatment.
Did you ever get a color?
