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N&W Class J Paint Colors or Decals

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N&W Class J Paint Colors or Decals
Posted by Daveo on Friday, December 14, 2012 12:28 PM

I have an old Bachmann N&W J Class 4-8-4 number 611.  The paint on the engine is looking a little shabby so I would like to touch it up, but I am unsure as to what color or even type of paint to use.  I tried searching the forums but the results are a little cumbersome to wade through.  Any help is greatly appreciated.

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DaveO

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Posted by Daveo on Saturday, December 22, 2012 4:42 PM

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Posted by selector on Saturday, December 22, 2012 8:20 PM

Shiny enamel black for the boiler, cab, cylinders, frame, tender, etc.  The skirting should be a slightly mauvish red.  Not fire-truck red, more like candy apple red.

Here is a photo of the BLI version under halogen lighting and set for that type of lighting in the colour correction in my P&S Canon Powershot:

Here is a linked photo to #611 from the mid-80's (fallenflags.org)

http://www.rr-fallenflags.org/nw/nw-s611dgs.jpg

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