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Scottl

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CNIS covered hopper- suggested paint color?
« on: February 12, 2017, 12:58:06 PM »
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I have been doing a little bit of painting and weathering and was planning to do this CNIS scheme.

http://canadianfreightcargallery.ca/cgi-bin/image.pl?i=cnis379327&o=cn

Any suggestions for a correct paint?  I can never get the various RR reds and browns clear in my mind.

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Re: CNIS covered hopper- suggested paint color?
« Reply #1 on: February 12, 2017, 02:05:40 PM »
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Whatever you go with you should be okay... considering how much variation I've seen in those cars you could go with anything from a chocolate brown to a faded salmon colour...

I would look at

True line trains mineral brown

TLT 010015

Tru color

ATSF brown TCP-19 with a little tuscan red added (tcp-53)

or Rich oxide brown TCP-82



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Re: CNIS covered hopper- suggested paint color?
« Reply #2 on: February 12, 2017, 03:36:51 PM »
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Perfect, thanks!