Earl, Actually it's not quite that easy. First off, Des Plaines sells several PRR decal sets. None of them is the exact match for your cars as none have L&N included for the letterboard. As you can see in the photograph you referenced the L&N is not written in "script" as was common for their other passenger cars. It uses a typeface that matches the PRR. You could buy enough PRR sets to make "Louisville & Nashville", but there is no "O", "H", or ampersand. You would also need some "Pre-war" sets to get a "U" from "Pullman". You might need to buy enough sets that it would be worth it to seek a custom decal manufacturer. The year would determine whether you need "gold leaf" lettering or "Dulux Gold". The change over was in 1953 for sleepers on the PRR. I can't tell when the L&N did the same, but I'd say the photo of "Green River" shows it with "Dulux" lettering. The DPH web site lists PRR-1 as "Heavyweight Pullman Passenger Cars With Stripes Bronze Gold Lettering". "Bronze Gold would be like gold leaf. This set has the widest variety on names, but none of them match any words on your cars, so you are looking at a cut and paste job. PRR-3 says it is for "Pre-War Lightweight Pullman Passenger Cars". Every set I've found in these envelopes is actually for post war cars. This would cover the PRR versions of the cars in question as the set has several choices in the "Rapids" series, but alas, no words that will help for the L&N without cutting and pasting. The only set listed in "Dulux", or as they say "Buff" is PRR-10 which covers PRR passenger cars in general and has no car names. There are probably enough small letters to cover most of your needs, but at what cost? In an interesting bit of S scale decal history, the actual PRR-3 set "Pre-War" must exist somewhere as I was given half a set to review many years ago, and the decals that are in the PRR-3 envelopes, some of which have been relettered "Post-War" do not appear on Des Plaines' list of available sets! Please do not take these comments as being critical of the DPH sets. I am trying to point out the trouble in lettering L&N cars with them. They are not L&N sets. They are great for PRR cars, and if anyone has any of the actual "PRR-3 Pre-War" sets they would like to sell let me know. (You can tell by the car names and by the fact that they will have the large "Pullman" as well as "Pennsylvania" included.) On to the paint. After printing a book that caused three paint manufacturers to change their formulas, my beloved PRRT&HS admitted that their version of the color is too dark. Scalecoat "Tuscan" is a dead on match for the color swatch in the book, but does that make it too dark? I have been thinking of evolving a color by starting with the Scalecoat version and adding a small amount of "Roof Brown". I have seen some formulas for mixing Tuscan from acrylic paints, but I can't recall any at the moment. Are yo sorry you asked yet? Jamie Bothwell Bethlehem, PA
--- In [email protected], "raisinone" <raisin...@...> wrote: > > Des Plaines Hobbies sells a PRR decal set for exactly this car so it > should have all the elements you need except the "Louisville & > Nashville" script for the letterboard. As far as I know the colors > on the set are correct but SPF's like to argue about such things... > Of course so do SNYCF's!! > > I think the set is PRR-1 or PRR-3, but you can check it out and look > at the actual set on their web site. As far as Tuscan paint, that I > can't help with. I have been disappointed in the wide variation of > that color's rendition by paint manufacturers... > > Jim > > > --- In [email protected], tennsgauge@ wrote: > > > > > > I have a custom painting job going on right now that I could use > some help > > on. The project is to decorate three full length Pullman cars > for Louisville > > and Nashville in the Pennsy style. There were three of these > prototypes, > > Kentucky River, Barren River, Green River. This link is to a > photo of one of > > these cars > > > > _http://rayspics.railfan.net/LNgreenriverBLaws.jpg_ > > (http://rayspics.railfan.net/LNgreenriverBLaws.jpg) > > > > My question is what color the decals should be for the > letterboards, car > > names, and sublettering. > > > > I thought it best to ask Pennsy fans because I think the color of > the > > lettering should be the same as what one would use to decorate a > Pennsylvania > > passenger car. Also, can you recommend a specific paint for the > Pennsy tuscan? > > > > These cars will be decorated using styrene sides from Laser > Horizons and > > applied to American Models full length passenger car bodies. > > > > Thanks for any help you can provide. > > > > - Earl Henry, Nashville, TN > > > > > ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[email protected] mailto:[email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
