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Amtrak Phase V Paint

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Posted by Overmod on Saturday, January 9, 2021 8:26 PM

Best I can advise is to make contact with the paint experts on RyPN and see what they have for the actual paint codes.  You could then either do a card match or see if you can obtain samples for photometric determination, or comparison with dry samples of model paint mixtures.

It is a little hard to think of Phase V locomotives being a target of preservation -- but the Amtrak dash-8s have been in that category a long time.  (Aren't they dash-8-32-BWHs?) 

I know Atlas did engines in this scheme, and contacting them might produce at least the paint codes they used.

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Posted by mbinsewi on Saturday, January 9, 2021 3:35 PM

I did some searching around and found this:

https://www.railroad.net/viewtopic.php?f=32&t=59157

This guy used Tru-color Platinum Mist and Floquil light blue.

Mike.

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Posted by NorthBrit on Saturday, January 9, 2021 12:51 PM

The colors look very similar to UK carriages.   At a guess  --  It could be

Modern Haze Gray  --    Tru-color  TCP    1042  

Garter Blue    Humbrol RC 404

 

The red I do not know.   Whatever,  I am sure others know better. 

 

David

 

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Posted by SeeYou190 on Saturday, January 9, 2021 12:24 PM

miniwyo
Does anyone know the proper match for the blue and grey for the Amtrak Phase V Dash 8 40 BWH?

I can't believe no one responded to this one.

I don't know, but maybe someone can help.

The OP is a long time member that recently returned to the forums. I hope he is still around.

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Amtrak Phase V Paint
Posted by miniwyo on Monday, April 13, 2020 12:17 AM

Hey everyone, 

Now that I have more time than usual, I was hoping to repaint a locomotive. Does anyone know the proper match for the blue and grey for the Amtrak Phase V Dash 8 40 BWH?

RJ

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