I have just received a grey Vision line Hudson that has some paint damage.
What is the "official" name of the color? Is it NYC light grey, the lighter color in the lightning stripe two tone?
Where are we buying paint these days?
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Now, there's a nice problem to have.
Chances are this is a custom blend of gray colors. You will likely need a couple to mix/match to get the right shade exact. I've not seen any color that is a true match right out of a bottle.
Congrats, I recently purchased the gray version myself. When they first came out I didn't appreciate it, but it grows on you. Bought mine a few months ago, shipper never opened, brand new.
@D500 posted:Now, there's a nice problem to have.
True. I'm not complaining at all. 
Everyone is overthinking this color thing. It seems like NYC light gray is the right color.
Now, I just have to fix some small linkage on the fireman's side that jammed and broke. ;(
RoyBoy I needed some paint for a UP locomotive and I found that this store has spray cans and paint you can brush on. They show a Scalecoat II 2065 NYC Light Grey and 2066 NYC Dark Grey. The Scalecoat paint I ordered was the 2032 UP Harbor Mist Grey and it was a good match on my Lionel UP locomotive. I hope this works for you to do your touch-up.
@Gary Marsh posted:RoyBoy I needed some paint for a UP locomotive and I found that this store has spray cans and paint you can brush on. They show a Scalecoat II 2065 NYC Light Grey and 2066 NYC Dark Grey. The Scalecoat paint I ordered was the 2032 UP Harbor Mist Grey and it was a good match on my Lionel UP locomotive. I hope this works for you to do your touch-up.
I think that MinuteMan are the people who actually make Scalecoat these days and I have found their paints to be a very good match for Lionel. The other possibility is Tru Color, who make a proprietary formula acrylic paint that is spot on in terms of railroad colors. It has to be airbrushed and is not cheap but with practice will give excellent results.
Roy, Id have on hand Scalecoat NYC light grey, and NYC dark grey.....how the color match is going to work out, will all depend on how you apply it.....if the area is large, much better results will yield from an airbrush, with a reduced mixture.....if they’re just tiny chips, then of course, tiny touch ups will be hard to notice if the color is slightly askew, .....if the area is large, and the light grey is off, try cocktailing a mix of the two until you reach a color that satisfies you....small aluminum foil squares make really nice test cards for color matching......test your spray out, and then hold the aluminum foil up to the color you want to match up....it’ll all depend on how you plan on, and what’s needed to make the repair.....any pics?....I can make suggestions from there.....I do this for a living on a larger scale, but the methods are transferable to small scale.....😉
Pat
Already had NYC light grey in my paint stock.
I touched up the chips with a toothpick and rolled over them with a Q-tip. Looks pretty good so far.
Unfortunately, the loco threw a rod and derailed. Fortunately it was on the part of my layout that I can reach. I just ordered the parts from Lionel. Too bad I missed the parts sale, but I didn't get the loco until two days after the sale.
