Thanks, Tom: That maroon was a shot in the dark, and was a rattle can of the cheapest spray paint on the hardware store shelf because it seemed to be as "eyeball close" as I could get. I still worried that I might have to mount that "It's My Railroad" horse, but it didn't turn out that bad. You're right about what the "proper" shade may be, since I have seen consists of CGW F-units in at least three shades of maroon
I have never seen a prototype of one of these cars physically or in a color photograph, but they fit into the SHABBONA operating theme so well that I had to have one (no, make that two). The compliment from you is gratifying, because I think I got more info from you than any place else. The font on the reporting marks is a favorite of mine for SHABBONA rolling stock, Engraver's MT. It's very similar to RR Roman, which I probably should have specified but didn't think of it in time. Anyway, this car and its companion #382 are c. 1960 cars, and thus have not been built yet on c. 1957 SHABBONA RR, thus any reports of sightings can only be attributed to a mirage :<) Not to worry, though, I have a Santa Fe 40-foot SFRB plug door boxcar with a c.1961 paint scheme, too. Bob Nicholson ________________________________________________ --- In [email protected], Thomas Baker <bakert@...> wrote: > > Bob, > > You created a good-looking car. I don't think any CGW fan could quarrel with > the tone of maroon paint because when various CGW cars came forth from the > Oelwein paint shop after rebuilding or reconditioning or just repainting, > they differed markedly from one another. Most CGW authorities on paint > advance the theory that the CGW purchased its maroon or purple paint from the > lowest bidder at a given time. Hence, the varrying tones of maroon. > > I do disagree with the fonts that make the reporting marks. Although > sometimes the CGW switched its fons, as in the case of the covered hoppers > built in 1949, it normally preferred extended railroad roman fonts. Walthers > once made a fine set for CGW maroon box cars in HO and O. > > Other than that the car looks great, and the font issue probably falls under > the 4-foot rule. So no big deal! > > Tom > ________________________________________ > From: [email protected] [[email protected]] on behalf of Mark > Mugnai [mugnai@...] > Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2012 5:15 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: {S-Scale List} CGW 385 > > That is a nice looking car... > > Mark in Oregon > > --- In [email protected], "shabbona_rr" <user141771@> wrote: > > > > Lessee! American Models produced the car, the purple paint came from a > > hardware store rattle can, and the decals came from LBR. Yeah, I guess I > > can take credit for that, just like I can take credit for the last turkey > > dinner my wife prepared. > > > > Thanks, Andre! > > > > Bob Nicholson ______________________________________________ > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "Andre Ming" <laming@> wrote: > > > > > > Nice work, Bob! > > > > > > Andre Ming > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: shabbona_rr > > > To: [email protected] > > > Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2012 3:19 AM > > > Subject: {S-Scale List} CGW 385 > > > > > > > > > I just posted a photo of CGW #385, the first of the two CGW plug door > > > boxcars assigned to the Humongous Corn Products car pool. > > > > > > The decals are a special order from LBR. > > > > > > > > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/photos/album/1775582643/pic/452074320/view?picmode=&mode=tn&order=ordinal&start=1&count=20&dir=asc > > > > > > Bob Nicholson > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > ------------------------------------ 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: [email protected] [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/
