Family lines gray

Model Railroader General Discussion (Model Railroader)
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I’m going to paint a -9 and make it a family lines heritage unit. What color gray is the family lines?

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The ACL&SALHS used to sell that shade of gray years ago. I don’t know if they still have it available, but it’s a starting point.

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I used Model Master Japanese Imperial Navy Gray when I painted a unit for a friend several years ago. This is one of the few gloss colors in the Model Master Military line of paints, so decalling is easy.

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I thought it was a little too light, but he was happy with it.

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-Kevin

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I absolutely love the Family Lines paint scheme. Its not a popular livery in the model railroad world, however.

I don’t know the precise color, but it seems to have a slight bluish cast to the gray.

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I’ve been interested in finding a match for Family Lines gray as well. Here are some possibilities that I came across during my search…

· Poly Scale F414218 CSX Gray (not currently produced) recommended by HOSAM and some others.

· Micro-Scale decals recommended Floquil Reefer Grey # RR12 (not currently produced).

· Warren Calloway in a 1986 RMC article suggested….
“2 parts SP Lark Dk gray

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Would by chance Valleyjo have a matching grey? They have a large range of colors like that. That large range might make it easier to mix and match as well

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Hello All,

PM me with your email address and I’ll send you a couple of links that might help.

Hope this helps.

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j.powell86@yahoo.com