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[pipefitter]

I hope you don't mind some more questions I see your locos have a nice gloss finish. What kind of paint do you use? And do you use an over coat such as gloss coat?

I have begun to use Testors paints because they are gloss and are great for decaling. However, they tend to be bright, "primary" colors. I have three old Mantua tank engines that I would like to paint in a dark blue, dark green and wine red paint, but don't know how to pick colors for mixing. I found out for example, that you don't make dark blue by adding black to light blue

The colors I want are available in the Floquil line, but they are very flat. So one would have to spray the flat. Then coat(s) of Gloss Coat. Then decals. Then coat of Dull Coat if you don't want too shiny a surface. I use a 50/50 mix of Gloss/Dull coats on my Testors painted cars and they look very nice. However I painted a car with Floquil flat Pullman Green, and then gave it three coats of Gloss Coat to get it ready for decaling, and it was still pretty much dead flat, but details like rivets were disappearing in the thick coats. So I abandoned it and stripped the paint.

Sorry, this post has got so long. I should probably start a new thread

Best Regards,

Robert

[BaltoOhioRRfan]

Its fine, just gives my projects more publicity.  haha :-D

Anyway I use Polly scale waterbased paints along with B&O Gold from Model Flex
I use MicroGloss over the paint for decaling. Then useally I would reovercoat with Microflat but since these are Memorial engines i use Microgloss. Everything is brushed on.

[pipefitter]

Thanks for the reply. You know I've been breathing those lacquer fumes my whole life. It's about time I tried some acrylics. Your projects sure look good

Cheers,

Robert

[BaltoOhioRRfan]

Finally found the strength to finish Purdy's Locomotive. I also replaced the picture on Sarah's. I cropped and rotated the picture of Sarah so you could see her face a bit better.


Both dogs with their engines


Purdy with her engine


Close up of Purdy's picture on the front


Sarah with her engine


Close up of Sarah's new picture.