new haven red? orange?

[jward]

does anybody know who makes paint in the new haven reddish orange used on the "alpert" paint jobs of the 1960s? what is a match for the red/orange bachmann used on the new haven h16-44?

[Dr EMD]

I got the color sample from the NYNHHTHS .
Floquil dropped that shade of orange a while back . I have been using CN orange as the stand in.

Even between the car shops the shade of orange would be a bit different .

[jward]

thanks dr emd. i yhought it was pretty close to cn red but wasn't sure.

btw, you might be interested in my web page: http://www.trainweb.org/emdloco

[Guilford Guy]

http://www.modeltrainstuff.com/product_p/165-16-183.htm

MB Klein has Modelflex Socony Red in stock

[Len]

Having grown up along the NH I noticed one thing about the orange used. Depending on how long it had been out in the weather, the exact shade could vary drastically.

So I wouldn't get too hung up on matching an exact shade of orange unless you're modeling a loco just coming out of the paint shop. And even then the exact shade could vary with the particular lot of paint used.

Len