When I had Lionel many years ago I had their three green passenger cars, Maplewood, Chatham & Hillside. Sadly, they were sold when I went to HO. I see Lionel has re-issued these passenger cars. No point in me buying them now, but I would like to attempt to create them in HO by painting similar type HO cars. I can't find any railroad paint that matches or is even close to the Lionel green. Any ideas?
Scalecoat Paint makes 3 different shades of Green Paint to in their Restoration Series for Lionel.
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Rick Jesionowski
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Are there cars the OP mentioned painted pullman green? It was a dark, almost black green color that was common on many railroads heavyweight equipment through world war II, and even beyond. I would think Lionel would make cars in such a common paint color, and I think there should be many options for similar colors.
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leewal When I had Lionel many years ago I had their three green passenger cars, Maplewood, Chatham & Hillside. Sadly, they were sold when I went to HO. I see Lionel has re-issued these passenger cars. No point in me buying them now, but I would like to attempt to create them in HO by painting similar type HO cars. I can't find any railroad paint that matches or is even close to the Lionel green. Any ideas?
Rich
Alton Junction
Thanks Rick:
I've found Scalecoat paint that looks close but can't find anything specific for "Lionel Restoration"
Good idea. Never thought of that.
Hello All,
Have you tried to contact the Lionel Collectors Club of America?
Paint is paint no matter what the scale.
Hope this helps.
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