--- In [email protected], "Bill & Diane, B.T.S. " <wadepub@...> wrote:
>
> Never had any issues with temps, but have had color match problems with
> model paint batches changing colors slightly over several years.
> Classic case for me was four HO N&W passenger cars painted with Floquil
> Tuscan Red in 1973, and then the scratchbuilt obs being painted in 1976
> with a new bottle of Floquil Tuscan Red. The obs looked brown when
> attached to the red train. Very frustrating!
>
> Since it has been several years for you also, I suspect the problem is
> with the variations in paint rather than the heat.
>
> Take care
> Bill
>
I had the same issue with PRR Tuscan on passenger cars coming out more brown
than the reddish tint I was used to. I think it has a lot to do with
manufacturer dye lots. My wife both knits and quilts and knows full well you
always buy all you need at once because if you go back later to get more
material, there is a chnage in dye lot and, while subtle, the colors are
different. I have no reason to believe that cannot happen with hobby paints
too...
At one time I thought I would have to buy quarts of the two NYC gray colors so
all my E units and passenger cars would be the same. Then I studied prototype
photos and decided it really didn't matter - only we hobby geeks get hung up on
color, the 12" to the foot gauge companies just live with it, the weather does
the rest! Besides, the slight differences in color make the models more
unique, not as typical! <GRIN>
Jim Kindraka
Plymouth, WI
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