Lost issue of Railroad Model Craftsman

Model Railroader General Discussion (Model Railroader)
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I can’t seem to find my November 1993 Issue of Railroad Model Craftsman… In it there was an article on 5 Midwestern Geeps (GP7s). I was looking to do the Chicago Great Western tricolor scheme on a Lionel GP9 I bought quite a while ago. Anyways, the CGW tricolor scheme I wanna do is mentioned in the article. If memory serves me correctly (but I could be wrong), the article suggested Floquil SP Scarlet for the red, but I can’t recall what was suggested for the maroon. Can anyone help me out here?

Actually, if anyone out there has any other reccomendations for CGW maroon, I am open to them… However, I go for more of the “straight from the paint shop look” as opposed to the weathered and often dingy purple look that many people assosciate with the “Chicago Grape Western.”

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The pictures in the article look like it produces more of a purple than a maroon, at least to my eyes. The author says he mixed Floquil maroon, roof brown, a few drops of black, and a drop or two of SP scarlet. Does not give any sort of proportion beyond that.

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The October 1997 issue of Model Railroader had a “paintshop” feature on CGW maroon that I think might be exactly what you are looking for. And Jeff Wilson had an article in the October 1998 issue of MR on CGW F units, in various paint schemes, with additional useful info.

You might also enjoy this feature on CGW F units in the Chicago & North Western Historical Society’s online modeling magazine: http://www.cnwhs.org/cnwhs_modeler/Modeler_2_2.pdf

Dave Nelson