On 7/7/2012 1:48 PM, raisinone wrote: > --- 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> > Yea, but since the N&W Powhatan Arrow trains were delivered in a 5-car set, the color should match on the five cars.
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