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Recommendation on CN gray paint

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Recommendation on CN gray paint
Posted by fisker4jc on Saturday, July 25, 2020 10:58 AM

Anyone have a sugestion for the gray paint that is used on CN passenger cars.  Preferably Scalecoat II

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Posted by Rambo2 on Sunday, July 26, 2020 10:14 AM
Try cn historical web site and tru colour paints
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Posted by Rambo2 on Sunday, July 26, 2020 10:15 AM
Also contact rapido trains they might help
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Posted by doctorwayne on Sunday, July 26, 2020 10:21 PM

fisker4jc

Anyone have a sugestion for the gray paint that is used on CN passenger cars.  Preferably Scalecoat II

 
Are you referring to the very light grey (it always looked like white to me) used when the CNR dropped the green/black/and gold colours, and introduced the black and very light grey scheme, along with the CN "noodle", in red?
 
I don't recall any other CN passenger equipment in grey.
 
Wayne
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Posted by CN-CP-Chris on Wednesday, July 29, 2020 12:02 PM

 

I am new to posting here. Have you looked at Rapido website they have Proto Paint that might work. I have used the CPR Tuscan and CPR Steam Grey and they work great for me. 

330016 CN Grey #11 and 330017 CN Lettering Grey #17

 

 

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Posted by fisker4jc on Sunday, November 15, 2020 7:27 PM
Yes, I'm interested in that very light gray on the passenger cars.
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Posted by fisker4jc on Sunday, August 21, 2022 1:31 PM

I actually got the answer in an Railroad Model Craftsman article a couple of montha ago.  I beleive it was CN gray #17.

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Posted by snjroy on Sunday, August 21, 2022 2:51 PM

I thought Rapido discontinued their Proto-paint line. 

Simon 

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