Bob, If I can get to a color copier, I will have the page from Gene Green's book, CGW Freight and Passenger Equipment in Color, photocopied and send you that page and perhaps one other page showing two CGW cabooses, both just out of the paint shop, in two different tones of maroon.
Tom ________________________________________ From: [email protected] [[email protected]] on behalf of shabbona_rr [[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2012 9:57 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: {S-Scale List} CGW 385 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 ------------------------------------ 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/
