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Gozer the Gozerian

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Help with MTL Color
« on: July 14, 2014, 01:12:47 PM »
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Thought that would get attention  :D   Really, researching these Chessie/B&O safety cabeese and one we would like to do was painted "chartreuse" and coined the Chartreuse Caboose.  Anyone have a color reference for this...our PMS shows a real ugly pea green day glow that seems too much!   Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks again

Joe
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Cory Rothlisberger

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Re: Help with MTL Color
« Reply #1 on: July 14, 2014, 01:59:05 PM »
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Contact the Chessie Historical guys. They gave me a bunch of Sherwin-Williams codes to use...

Who said this isn't a cooperative industry?

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Re: Help with MTL Color
« Reply #2 on: July 14, 2014, 02:01:06 PM »
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I did last week and haven't heard back yet.

Joe

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Re: Help with MTL Color
« Reply #3 on: July 14, 2014, 02:01:27 PM »
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I can understand wanting confirmation of that color.
In that regard I can't help, however, I would like to
point out that safety colors are eye catching.

Dayglow/lime green is ... um... eye catching.

like the Mr. Yuck stickers.

You are looking for photos and reference materials?

victor



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Re: Help with MTL Color
« Reply #4 on: July 14, 2014, 02:07:47 PM »
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Think Ron Bearden might know something of this.

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Re: Help with MTL Color
« Reply #5 on: July 14, 2014, 02:09:25 PM »
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I did last week and haven't heard back yet.

Joe

Guess you didn't get the right guy...

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Re: Help with MTL Color
« Reply #6 on: July 14, 2014, 02:12:53 PM »
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I have tons of research at home.   I'll post later.
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Re: Help with MTL Color
« Reply #7 on: July 14, 2014, 02:42:44 PM »
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Thanks everyone.

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Re: Help with MTL Color
« Reply #8 on: July 14, 2014, 04:10:51 PM »
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Thought that would get attention  :D   Really, researching these Chessie/B&O safety cabeese and one we would like to do was painted "chartreuse" and coined the Chartreuse Caboose.  Anyone have a color reference for this...our PMS shows a real ugly pea green day glow that seems too much!   Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks again

Joe
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Joe,

You did not give a road number.

Looking through my collection, it looks like you must be talking about  C-3774?

I have collected multiple photos of every Chessie System Caboose.  Some in fairly new paint and some in old faded paint.

Joe- I called your voicemail at MT and left a message.
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Ron Bearden
CSX N scale Archivist
http://u18b.com

"All get what they want-- not all like what they get."  Aslan the Lion in the Chronicles of Narnia by C.S.Lewis.