I have several Bachmann Spectrum passenger cars in On30, lettered for the Colorado & Southern. I would like to paint out the numbers on some of them, so I can change them to have a variety of car numbers.
I am also building new sides for one of the cars, to make an RPO-Baggage car.
Is there an acrylic paint that comes close to matching the color of these C&S passenger cars?
Get some Testors ELO solvent, and it'll dissolve the lettering so you won't have to repaint them:
https://www.testors.com/en/product-catalog/testors-brands/model-master/primers-top-coats-thinners-cleaners/paint-and-decal-remover
Thanks. I have some such solvent, and I have done this on other models. But it has frequently caused a bit of fading in the nearby paint. I'd like to be able to touch it up. So I was looking g for some paint before I used the solvent.
Besides, if I construct some new sides for an RPO-Baggage, I'll need to paint them.
Any ideas on paint color?
Dear Jim,
Try Krylon Hunter Green.
I don't have a C&S set handy, but that might be what I used for the prototypes.
Good luck!
the Bach-man
Did this:
http://www.pacificcoastairlinerr.com/passenger_car_lettering/ (http://www.pacificcoastairlinerr.com/passenger_car_lettering/)
(http://www.pacificcoastairlinerr.com/passenger_car_lettering/image/obj59geo59pg1p33.jpg)
(http://www.pacificcoastairlinerr.com/passenger_car_lettering/image/obj75geo75pg1p33.jpg)
Easiest way on passenger cars.
Thank you if you visit
Harold
I use a small brush and brake fluid.
Ton
2nd vote for ELO.
amazing how well this product worked for me.
Thanks p51, hminsky, dutchbuilder, and jkemp. I used the Solvaset method and it worked fine for the first project, to renumber a coach.
I have another project. This one really needs the paint. I have cut out the sides of a passenger car, and am working on new sides to make the car an RPO-Baggage combine (#13 on the Colorado & Southern). I need to paint those new sides.
Bach-Man, I got 2 different spray cans of Krylon Hunter Green-- plus a small jar of Krylon brush-on Hunter Green. All of them are much too bright to match the color of the C&S passenger cars from Bachmann. I have tried Hunter green acrylics from 4 other manufacturers. They, too, are the same too-bright green.
Do you have another recommendation? I'd appreciate any leads you might have. Many thanks.
Hi, Jim,
It looks like Floquil Pullman Green.
It may be a problem finding new stock as it
is no longer made...
Good Luck!
the Bach-man
Have a look at this color replacement chart for the old Flo-Quil line.
https://www.microscale.com/Floquil%20Color%20Chart.pdf (https://www.microscale.com/Floquil%20Color%20Chart.pdf)
Sid