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Go to gray paint for a covered hopper

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Go to gray paint for a covered hopper
Posted by fisker4jc on Saturday, March 9, 2024 6:33 PM

I realize there is a lot of variation in grays based on weathering, lighting, etc, but what color gray would be your go to gray for a covered hopper (in my case one for DRGW).  I have a bunch of different modle master grays that I'm trying to decide between (light gray, camo gray, ligh ghost gray). 

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Posted by dti406 on Saturday, March 9, 2024 8:05 PM

Scalecoat II UP Covered Hopper Gray.

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Posted by nealknows on Sunday, March 10, 2024 5:37 AM

Scalecoat Paint hasn't been around in quite some time. Walthers has it listed so it is coming back. I would check out Tru-Color Paint to see what they have since they have just about every model railroad color out there...

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Posted by dti406 on Sunday, March 10, 2024 3:27 PM

nealknows

Scalecoat Paint hasn't been around in quite some time. Walthers has it listed so it is coming back. I would check out Tru-Color Paint to see what they have since they have just about every model railroad color out there...

Neal

 

Neal doesn't know, look up Scalecoat Paint on Facebook and you will see they will beginning production from the new owners location in Florida.

 

Rick Jesionowski 

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Rule 3: Illuminating discussion of prototype history, equipment and operating practices is always welcome, but in the event of visitor-perceived anacronisms, detail descrepancies or operating errors, consult RULE 1!

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Posted by nealknows on Sunday, March 10, 2024 7:21 PM

Rich, if you READ my post I said Walthers has it listed so it's coming back...

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Posted by fisker4jc on Friday, March 15, 2024 8:04 PM

I hadn't heard that Scalecoat was coming back.  I had been loking into ammo paints as a brushable alternative or use model master paints I had on hand

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