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Title: prr switch tower interior colors
Post by: rustycoupler on January 02, 2013, 02:16:06 PM
 I am building a kit and would like to know the interior colors, i seem to remember something about a horrible green color. lol.
Title: Re: prr switch tower interior colors
Post by: James in FL on January 02, 2013, 08:28:40 PM
Dunno, but here's a lead from Google;

http://www.strasburgrailroad.com/

They have a preserved old tower   Take the virtual tour down the page, beautiful 360 view from inside the tower.
Title: Re: prr switch tower interior colors
Post by: Piyer on January 03, 2013, 05:16:49 AM
Quote from: rustycoupler on January 02, 2013, 02:16:06 PM
I am building a kit and would like to know the interior colors, i seem to remember something about a horrible green color. lol.

"Interior Green" tends to be a post-WWII era thing as the government sold off, and factories used up, surplus paint.

From the link another poster provided, the colors used on that tower were cream with a pale blue ceiling. I'm not sure how historically accurate that is, but it makes sense. A pale blue ceiling is commonplace for the underside of porch roofs on houses. The "cream" color, too, makes sense, as whitish paint readily reflects light into and around a room.
Title: Re: prr switch tower interior colors
Post by: rustycoupler on January 03, 2013, 03:36:10 PM
 Thanks guys, that 360 degree view helped out alot.