STEP 15: Painting and Decals
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having a specific boxcar red. In reviewing the
Erie/
DL&W Color Guide to Freight and Passenger
Equipment
by Morning Sun Books, no two photos
appear the same color.
I know the colors can vary by daylight, film,
camera settings, and so forth. Since Tru-color paint
doesn’t yet have a “boxcar red” in its formulation
that looked correct to me, I mixed my paint using
a 50/50 mix of TCP-11 Boxcar Brown and TCP-88
Engine Maroon.
What I ended up with is a good match for the photo
of Erie 83014 as shown on page 46 of the book. I
thinned the paint with about 20%-25% Acetone, and
sprayed with an air pressure of 25-30psi.
I was very pleased with the coverage of the
paint and its overall appearance. The gloss finish
accepted the decals very well, and I used very little
Don Hanley is the Assistant Editor
for MRH, and is interested in the
Erie Railroad, specifically the
Huntington, Indiana area during
the 1950s. Don has had numberous
articles published in Mainline
Modeler and MRH Magazines
describing various structures and
rolling stock detailing projects.
