It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse.
I've seen examples that are some shade of red or safety yellow. However, it might also depend upon which prototype you are modeling - see if there the RRs historical society can help. As an example I model the C&O in the 1950s and for the Hayes-type wheel stops I'm using they tended to be a safety yellow color.
Charles
Rust and dirt are good colors. I have yet to see a pristine bumper. The wheel stop type used on sidings are usually red....and rust and dirt.
Tilden
Vincent
Wants: 1. high-quality, sound equipped, SD40-2s, C636s, C30-7s, and F-units in BN. As for ones that don't cost an arm and a leg, that's out of the question....
2. An end to the limited-production and other crap that makes models harder to get and more expensive.
Here's one from the Norfork Southern Yard in Gainesville, GA.
Ray
cpcolin wrote:Hey guys. I am currently painting my ties on my HO layout with Floquil RR Tie Brown. I need a good color to paint my track bumpers. Any suggestions. For the record I am not sure if I am going to paint the rails or not.
Track bumpers as in the end of the track stops? yellow or black.
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