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BNSF paint colors

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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, February 9, 2002 12:22 AM
Thanks for the help guys! I have heard the Modelflex paint is excellent for handrails and won't chip off as easily as others.
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Posted by dandreas on Friday, February 8, 2002 9:05 AM
Also, you might look into Badger Modelflex paint. It's water based so maybe a little safer than the others as well. Here are the colors you seek...
16-151 BNSF Green
16-152 BNSF Orange
16-195 BNSF Silver
16-196 BNSF Yellow
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, January 27, 2002 5:30 PM
The Dash 9 is a beautiful locomotive. I see at least one a day living a block away from the BNSF line. I'm relativly new to the hobby, so I hope this helps. I did some paint match-ups in the 2002 Walthers HO cat.(pg.906,907). If you don't have any luck finding these at the hobby shop, I'm sure you could order them. Check out these Floquil colors-
DRGW Orange #270-414254
SCL Hopper car yellow #270-414390
Engine black #270-110010
Let me know if these are what you had in mind, like I said I'm new to this! Good Luck!
-Frantzy
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BNSF paint colors
Posted by Anonymous on Monday, January 14, 2002 3:04 AM
I recently picked up an Athearn BNSF Dash 9 to try my hand at superdetailing. Can anyone recommend paint in BNSF's heritage colors? I can't seem to find any BNSF colors at all at any local hobby shops (Floquil or Polly Scale). I understand the paint may not be a direct match up with what's on the shell now but I'm sure i can alter it and get it close. I little weathering will help blend it in anyway.

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