I’m looking to match the dark maroon color of Chicago & Alton E8 diesels for touch-ups. My paint of choice is usually Scalecoat ll. They don’t list a C&A exact match but many of the “maroons” on their on-line color chart are close. I believe the LifeLike Proto GM&O DL109 is the same color scheme. Any suggestions?
Touch ups are tricky. The picture below shows an NMRA Heritage Series model that required a hefty paint match. This model becomes VERY brittle with age, and the ladders, doors, and other parts are pretty much unusable.
I built the kit with new doors and details, but then I needed to paint it to match. I was fortunate that I had the original doors to experiment with.
Start with the closest color you can find that is slightly darker than your target color. Try lightening the paint with yellow, orange, and/or red. Lightening with white will make it look pinkish. White rarely works with reds or browns. Mix with drops at a time and try the mixture to see what it looks like. Make notes of the ratios as you go along.
When you find the right ratio, mix a batch and spray the model.
On this model I masked off all the lettering and shot everything else. If you look carefully around the reporting marks on the left you can see where the mask was applied. It cannot be seen when the model is in a train.
Good enough!
-Kevin
Love the Chicago & Alton.
I agree with Kevin that touch ups are tricky. I am trying to touch up the dark green on a Chicago & North Western E6 right now.
I have some Pollyscale CNW Green but it is not an exact match. As Kevin suggests, start with the closest color you can find that is slightly darker than your target color. And then just hope that it is “good enough”.
Rich
Rich,
Take a look at Tamiya Dark Green XF-70 paint, a flat Acrylic. Microscale Floquil color chart says it’s a match for Floquil CNW Green:
http://www.microscale.com/Floquil%20Color%20Chart.pdf
Take Care! [swg]
Frank
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Frank, I will look at that Tamiya Dark Green. Thanks for the tip.
How are you doing stranger? Life treating you well?
Rich