As I mentioned in my previous post regarding label adhesives, I am repainting a prewar 805 boxcar. the body is pea green and the roof is orange. Does anyone know the equivalent colors from Testors or another contemporary brand and/or a conversion chart for prewar colors?
Long-time paint king Charles Wood recently sold his business. Here is the new website (though the old one is still on-line):
Thanks Bob. I’ve looked at his website but its not economically feasible for my purposes. He gets $9 per can plus $9 shipping. I try to avoid repainting when possible, so I don’t know when I’ll need the paint again.
Hennings Trains in Lansdale PA has a line of correct pre-war paints for restorations.
What the cost is I don’t know. If it’s not economical for you I’d just take the old car to a hardware store and find the closest Rust-Oleum color. Either that or take it to a hobby shop and see how close you can get. In the end you only have to please yourself.
or sell yours to someone who like beat up Prewar trains and find a nicer example…[;)]
From what I can see, Hennings sells it thru Ebay as I clicked the links and it came up on ebay for $12.95 for the 1/2 pint can. And $7.10 for shipping. but to get to there you have to go thru a Ebay sale he did previously and it was a lot cheaper for both the can and shipping.
Ultimately I just hoofed it to my local Michaels and found cans of Testors that are “somewhat close” to the Lionel colors, but they also had brush-on enamels that are very close, with names like “Tangerine” and “Sublime Green”. I’ve never tried airbrushing before but I’m gonna try it with Testor’s propellant-based kit (I figure I can always strip it again and go with the spray cans). Wish me luck!
Good luck!