TP&W paint colors

[Anonymous]

Would anyone happen to have a recomendation for paint colors for the original green and yellow TP&W scheme for Badger Modelflex and Polly Scale paints? I was told Pullman green for Modelflex, but it appears too dark and brownish. No clue on the yellow.

Thanks,

BP125V

[orsonroy]

Modelflex PG is about the correct color for the original TP&W scheme. I've got three engines to paint (100, 101 and 204), and that's the color I plan on using. Check out the various color TP pics on the Fallen Flags website to see some pics of the original scheme, and you'll see what I mean. Of course, Morning Sun will be coming out with a color TP book in a year or so, if you want to wait!

Most TP vets I've talked to usually call the old scheme :olive and gold". Olive is more brown than green.

[Anonymous]

Thank you, would you happen to know what color yellow you are going to use?

Thanks,

BP125V

[orsonroy]

Actually, no, but I know what shade of yellow I'll look for. The yellow was a rich, darkish yellow, sort of like imitation gold. I'm thinking about the same color the NKP used on it's first diesel scheme (UP and C&NW yellow are WAY too bright).

[Anonymous]

From looking at the only color photograph, It looks like EL yellow would work.
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[Anonymous]

Thanks for the ideas. It is very hard to tell. Plus there is the difficulty of trying to match the yellow on the decals. Microscale has a set of decals for the early TP&W diesels, but the yellow on it seems much richer or more of a gold than in the color pictures that I've seen. I guess matching the decals is more important if you want the model to look right. I bought some Modelflex B&O duluxe gold, which is close but not quite right.


BP125V

[orsonroy]

I always thought the Microscale decals looked too pale when compared to the color photos I've seen, and much prefer the Champ early TP&W diesel decal sets.

Too bad no one makes the pre-1950 TP&W "The Peoria Way" diamond decals. I'd really like to model a couple TP steamers. Of course, I'd have to figure out what shade of green they used on the H-10 4-8-4's!