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Kisatchie

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Is This Norfolk & Western NW2 Black or Pevlar Blue?
« on: April 05, 2016, 01:18:57 PM »
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This loco looks more blue than black to me. But I've learned through experience that I can't trust appearances when it comes to Pevlar blue. Does anyone have a definitive photo?

http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=1093021

http://www.nwhs.org/archivesdb/detail.php?ID=18544

Thanks.


Hmm... looks orange to
me...

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Re: Is This Norfolk & Western NW2 Black or Pevlar Blue?
« Reply #1 on: April 05, 2016, 01:47:24 PM »
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I messed around with the color of the 2nd photo and it is blue.
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Re: Is This Norfolk & Western NW2 Black or Pevlar Blue?
« Reply #2 on: April 05, 2016, 01:54:03 PM »
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Blue.  In the second photo, you can see the contrast between the blue body and the black fuel tank and trucks.

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Re: Is This Norfolk & Western NW2 Black or Pevlar Blue?
« Reply #3 on: April 05, 2016, 02:07:38 PM »
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Thanks. I thought so, but if you look at my other thread on N&W GP35s, you'll see a link to a "blue" GP35 that's really(?) black.


Hmm... a broken clock
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however that applies
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Re: Is This Norfolk & Western NW2 Black or Pevlar Blue?
« Reply #4 on: April 05, 2016, 02:18:53 PM »
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Yeah, but Kiz, that photo that you were referring to in the other thread was so washed out.  The good news is that if you turn out to be wrong in your final paint selection, it's going to be hard for others to argue against it.  :lol:

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Re: Is This Norfolk & Western NW2 Black or Pevlar Blue?
« Reply #5 on: April 05, 2016, 06:23:04 PM »
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Quote from: davefoxx on April 05, 2016, 01:54:03 PM
Blue.  In the second photo, you can see the contrast between the blue body and the black fuel tank and trucks.

DFF

Good call - it appears to be freshly painted, and in 1967 that would be blue.
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