Hey PRR guys,
Were there different shades of this color for the PRR? I have an A/B unit LifeLike C-Liner in N, don’t laugh at me…it runs smooth and quiet and was a great deal at a recent train show!
This set seems to be a lighter “green” than what I have seen before, far from the “almost black” look of other PRR diesels, it is more of an olive type color.
Is this factory paint job way off???
Thanks ----Rob
A railroad’s fleet of engines can be of different shades of it’s scheme. A freshly painted loco versus one that’s been on the rails for a while will be different & so on. As for models coming from different manufacturers… it’s possible. Some of my own PRR engines have a degree of difference as well. It’s more interesting when they’re not all the same.
Color can vary on the prototype from light levels, light angles, age of paint and differences in paint stock.
David B
Pennsy’s “Brunswick Green” (known as Dark Green Locomotive Enamel in most Pennsy documents) was just a shade this side of black. Virtually all manufacturers make their PRR diesels too green. Atlas’ most recent offerings are pretty close to correct, but even those are too green. A great match to the actual paint cards is PolyScale Brunswick Green. You have to look carefully under bright light and compare it to black to see any green in it at all.
DLGE looks black under all but the brightest lighting conditions. I agree with Dave V, most model DLGE is too green, and that Atlas’s or possibly Bowser’s comes the closest.
There’s a joke among older Pennsy fans…
Q: “How do you mix Brunswick Green?”
A: “Open a can of black paint and whisper ‘green’ over it.”
Nick
I know it’s not correct, but I like having enough green that you can tell under ordinary indoor lights that it is green.
Enjoy
Paul
The PRR’s true color was Grimy black.
I tried to mix some Brunswick green and thought I had it too black after I painted the loco. If what you say is true, then my factory painted locos do look greener than the one I smudged myself.