Anyone know where I can find CNW’s Zito Yellow paint in a bottle?
Anyone? I can’t find it locally. No google searches turned anything up either.
I think I remember seeing Zito yellow years ago on the paint shelf. I checked Floquil (owned by Testors) and Scalecoat paints. They only list CNW yellow. Zito yellow was a lighter shade of yellow and was prone to fading out rather quickly. Friends of mine in the Milwaukee area mentioned that CNW was moving away from Zito yellow and going back to their standard yellow for that very reason.
I imagine you could mix your own version of Zito yellow. From what I remember it was yellowish white color.
Have you tried contacting some of the larger hobby shops in the MIlwaukee area? Terminal Hobby (Walthers) or Greenfield News and Hobby.
Try Testor’s Cadnium Yellow. Its fairly close to Zito yellow after it has been slightly faded.
I’ll try contacting some of those shops in Milwaukee, WI and in Green Bay, WI. I’m gonna paint some DDA40X’s (EX UP!) on my layout in that color.
Testor’s Model Master Cadnium Yellow is pretty much dead on for as delivered/repainted Zito (safety) yellow in both their solvent and acryl lines.
If you’re looking for more faded zito (which is pretty typical of the prototype), mix in some white.
Modelflex does make a more faded out Zito yellow if you are looking for the faded stuff already premixed and like Modelflex.
Kelley.
If all fails in your search, just use the CNW yellow and experiment with mixing small amounts of white to lighten. If you weather your stock, even slightly, light fogging of lightened grime will hide any mismatch.
Bob K.
When was Zito yellow first used by the CNW?